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Provedor de dados: | 77
País: | Chile
Título: | Lingual-facial Trunk Arising from the External Carotid Artery: A Case Report
Autores: | Pantoja Gonzalez,Constanza; Coronado Gallardo,César; Aravena Torres,Pedro; Suazo Galdames,Iván.
Data: | 2014-09-01
Ano: | 2014
Palavras-chave: | Lingual-facial trunk; External carotid artery; Artery bifurcation.
Resumo: | The variations in the origin of the facial and lingual arteries are very important in maxillofacial, head and neck surgery procedures. This study is a case report in which the common origin is described in the facial and lingual artery in a lingual-facial trunk (LFT) on the left side of a female corpse from Spain. In the examination, a diameter of 2.17 mm and a length of 8.84 mm are shown. It was located 12.04 mm from the carotid bifurcation and 9.31 mm from the origin of the superior thyroid artery. The variation in biometric values shown, are anatomical findings in the neck dissection of a corpse. Moreover, taking into account the surgical procedures, which involve the origin of facial and lingual artery, because it is the most common variation and could cause complications.
Tipo: | Journal article
Idioma: | Inglês
Identificador: | http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0717-95022014000300058
Editor: | Sociedad Chilena de Anatomía
Formato: | text/html
Fonte: | International Journal of Morphology  v.32 n.3 2014