Anatomical variations of the superior thyroid and superior laryngeal arteries

Head and Neck

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1078-1085

  Vázquez, Teresa ^a   Cobiella, Rosana ^a   Maranillo, Eva ^a   Valderrama, Francisco Jose ^a   McHanwell, Stephen ^b   Parkin, Ian ^c   Sañudo, Jose Ramon ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c NINEWELLS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arterial variations; Carotid arterial axis; External carotid artery; Superior laryngeal artery; Superior thyroid artery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL; CADAVER; CAROTID ARTERY BIFURCATION; COMMON CAROTID ARTERY; EXTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUPERIOR LARYNGEAL ARTERY; SUPERIOR THYROID ARTERY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTERIES; CADAVER; CAROTID ARTERIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LARYNX; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NECK DISSECTION; THYROID GLAND;

EID: 67650465625     PISSN: 10433074     EISSN: 10970347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hed.21077     Document Type: Article

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