Stab injury to the preauricular region with laceration of the external carotid artery without involvement of the facial nerve: a case report [PDF]
Background Open injuries to the face involving the external carotid artery are uncommon. These injuries are normally associated with laceration of the facial nerve because this nerve is more superficial than the external carotid artery.
Diogo Casal+6 more
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Configuration Origin Variants of Superior Thyroid, Lingual and Facial Arteries: A Proposal Updating of Current Classification [PDF]
Background: The aim of this study was to identify variations in the origins of the anterior branches of the external carotid artery (ECA) and to propose an update of the current classification. Methods: The study included 100 carotids arteries from fifty
Fabrizio Zaccheo+7 more
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Topographico-anatomic peculiarities of the external carotid artery in the perinatal period [PDF]
Background: the importance of the given issue is in clarification of ontogenetic transformations of the external carotid artery during the perinatal and early neonatal periods, which is essential from the view of surgical treatment of congenital ...
Oleksandr Slobodian, Lalita Gerasym
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Natriuretic Peptide Receptor 2 Locus Contributes to Carotid Remodeling [PDF]
Background Carotid artery intima/media thickness (IMT) is a hallmark trait associated with future cardiovascular events. The goal of this study was to map new genes that regulate carotid IMT by genome‐wide association.
Vyacheslav A. Korshunov+11 more
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A Life Saving Emergent Temporary External Carotid Artery Controlled in Extensive Craniofacial Injury [PDF]
Parichat Tanmit, Phati Angkasith, Panu Teeratakulpisarn, Chaiyut Thanapaisal, Palakorn Surakunprapha, Amnat Kitkuandee, Phumtham Limwattananon Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Khonkaen University, Khon Kaen, ThailandCorrespondence: Parichat ...
Tanmit P+6 more
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3-D Registration on Carotid Artery imaging data: MRI for different timesteps [PDF]
A common problem which is faced by the researchers when dealing with arterial carotid imaging data is the registration of the geometrical structures between different imaging modalities or different timesteps. The use of the "Patient Position" DICOM field is not adequate to achieve accurate results due to the fact that the carotid artery is a ...
Bizopoulos, Paschalis A.+4 more
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Fate of External Carotid Artery Following Carotid Artery Stenting for Internal Carotid Artery near Occlusion [PDF]
Background: The external carotid artery (ECA) plays a vital role in facial perfusion and acts as a collateral pathway for cerebral blood flow during internal carotid artery (ICA) stenosis. In cases of carotid near-occlusion (CNO), characterized by severe
Dorota Łyko-Morawska+5 more
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Right External Carotid Artery Originated Right Superior Thyroid Artery in Cadavers of a Medical College in Western Nepal: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study [PDF]
Introduction: External carotid artery originated superior thyroid artery are frequently documented in classical anatomical, surgical and radiological textbooks.
Nitasha Sharma+5 more
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Unusual position of external carotid artery: a case report [PDF]
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.
SB Rao+6 more
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Percutaneous retrograde left external carotid artery coil embolization for management of hemorrhage from a persistent proatlantal intersegmental artery type 2 [PDF]
Persistent fetal communications between the carotid and vertebrobasilar systems are rare and most often discovered incidentally. We present the case of a patient with oropharyngeal cancer status post chemotherapy, radiation therapy, and surgical ...
Hunter M. Ray, MD+4 more
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