Anomalous branching pattern of external carotid artery: Clinical relevance to cervicofacial surgery

Clinical Anatomy

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 953-955

  Eid, N ^a   Ito, Y ^a   Otsuki, Y ^a  

^a OSAKA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

Author keywords

abnormal branching; absent facial artery; carotid bifurcation; external carotid artery; submandibular gland; submental artery; transverse facial artery

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGENESIS; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY ANOMALY; CAROTID ARTERY BIFURCATION; EXTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY; FACE SURGERY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MAXILLARY ARTERY; PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE SURGERY; SUBMANDIBULAR GLAND; THYROID GLAND;

AGED; CAROTID ARTERY, EXTERNAL; FACE; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 80052400242     PISSN: 08973806     EISSN: 10982353     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ca.21126     Document Type: Article

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