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Unusual branching pattern and termination of facial artery and its clinical implications for facial operations / Padrão anômalo de ramificação e terminação da artéria facial e implicações clínicas para cirurgias da face
Padur, Ashwini Aithal; Kumar, Naveen.
  • Padur, Ashwini Aithal; Manipal Academy of Higher Education. Melaka Manipal Medical College. Department of Anatomy. Manipal. IN
  • Kumar, Naveen; Manipal Academy of Higher Education. Melaka Manipal Medical College. Department of Anatomy. Manipal. IN
J. vasc. bras ; 18: e20190021, 2019. ilus
Article in English | LILACS | ID: biblio-1012619
ABSTRACT
The facial artery is the main artery of the face and variations in its origin and its branching pattern have been documented. We report herein multiple facial artery branch variations in the face. A large posterior (premasseteric) branch originated from the left facial artery and coursed upwards behind the main trunk of the facial artery. This artery presented with a straight course and was closely related to the anterior border of the masseter. The branch then terminated by supplying the adjacent connective tissue below the parotid duct. It was also observed that the facial artery was very thick and tortuous and terminated as the superior labial artery. Knowledge of this variation is of great clinical significance in facial operations, especially for maxillofacial surgeons and plastic surgeons, because it forms the anatomical basis for the facial artery musculo-mucosal flap
RESUMO
A artéria facial é a principal artéria da face, e variações da sua origem e padrão de ramificação têm sido documentadas. Este artigo descreve múltiplas variações de ramificações da artéria facial. Um ramo posterior grande (pré-massetérico) teve origem na artéria facial esquerda e cursou para cima por trás do tronco principal da artéria facial. Essa artéria apresentou um curso reto e intimamente relacionado com a borda anterior do masseter. O ramo terminou suprindo o tecido conjuntivo adjacente abaixo do ducto parotídeo. Também se observou que a artéria facial tinha grande calibre, era tortuosa e terminava na artéria labial superior. Conhecer essa variação é de grande significância clínica em cirurgias da face, principalmente para cirurgiões maxilofaciais e plásticos, tendo em vista que ela forma a base anatômica para o retalho músculo-mucoso da artéria facial
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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Carotid Artery, External / Face Limits: Aged / Humans / Male Language: English Journal: J. vasc. bras Journal subject: Cardiology Year: 2019 Type: Article Affiliation country: India Institution/Affiliation country: Manipal Academy of Higher Education/IN

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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Carotid Artery, External / Face Limits: Aged / Humans / Male Language: English Journal: J. vasc. bras Journal subject: Cardiology Year: 2019 Type: Article Affiliation country: India Institution/Affiliation country: Manipal Academy of Higher Education/IN