Unusual position of external carotid artery: a case report

The arterial pattern of the human body is one of the systems that show a large number of variations. Many reports are available regarding variations of common carotid, external and internal carotid arteries and branches of external carotid artery. We describe a very rare case of lateral position of...

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Main Authors: Rao S, Vollala V, Rao M, Samuel V, Deepthinath, Nayak S, Pamidi N
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Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2005-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery
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Online Access:http://www.ijps.org/article.asp?issn=0970-0358;year=2005;volume=38;issue=2;spage=170;epage=171;aulast=Rao
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Samuel V
Deepthinath
Nayak S
Pamidi N
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description The arterial pattern of the human body is one of the systems that show a large number of variations. Many reports are available regarding variations of common carotid, external and internal carotid arteries and branches of external carotid artery. We describe a very rare case of lateral position of external carotid artery. The external carotid artery was lateral to the internal carotid artery at the bifurcation of the common carotid artery. The clinical importance of this variation is discussed.
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spelling doaj-art-d435cd6da717432b8e54c78aa2cae3d62025-08-20T03:23:46ZengThieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd.Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery0970-03582005-01-01382170171Unusual position of external carotid artery: a case reportRao SVollala VRao MSamuel VDeepthinathNayak SPamidi NThe arterial pattern of the human body is one of the systems that show a large number of variations. Many reports are available regarding variations of common carotid, external and internal carotid arteries and branches of external carotid artery. We describe a very rare case of lateral position of external carotid artery. The external carotid artery was lateral to the internal carotid artery at the bifurcation of the common carotid artery. The clinical importance of this variation is discussed.http://www.ijps.org/article.asp?issn=0970-0358;year=2005;volume=38;issue=2;spage=170;epage=171;aulast=RaoExternal carotid arteryvariationposition.
spellingShingle Rao S
Vollala V
Rao M
Samuel V
Deepthinath
Nayak S
Pamidi N
Unusual position of external carotid artery: a case report
Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery
External carotid artery
variation
position.
title Unusual position of external carotid artery: a case report
title_full Unusual position of external carotid artery: a case report
title_fullStr Unusual position of external carotid artery: a case report
title_full_unstemmed Unusual position of external carotid artery: a case report
title_short Unusual position of external carotid artery: a case report
title_sort unusual position of external carotid artery a case report
topic External carotid artery
variation
position.
url http://www.ijps.org/article.asp?issn=0970-0358;year=2005;volume=38;issue=2;spage=170;epage=171;aulast=Rao
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