Fenestrated Maxillary Artery

被引:2
作者
Rusu, Mugurel C. [1 ]
Vrapciu, Alexandra D. [1 ]
Popescu, Serban A. [2 ]
机构
[1] Carol Davila Univ Med & Pharm, Fac Dent Med, Div Anat, Bucharest, Romania
[2] Carol Davila Univ Med & Pharm, Fac Med, Dept Plast & Reconstruct Surg & Pediat Surg 11, Bucharest, Romania
关键词
carotid artery; inferior alveolar artery; mandible; occipital artery; posterior auricular artery; superior thyroid artery; temporal artery;
D O I
10.1097/SCS.0000000000008788
中图分类号
R61 [外科手术学];
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摘要
The external carotid artery divides terminally into the superficial temporal and maxillary arteries (MA), deep to the base of the neck of the mandible. Arterial fenestrations are commonly found in the vertebrobasilar and internal carotid systems but are rarely encountered, or reported, in the external carotid artery system. The archived computed tomography angiograms of a 70-year-old male patient were observed anatomically. Inferior to the posterior end of the lateral pterygoid muscle was found a fenestrated segment of the MA, oriented mediolaterally. The middle meningeal artery left the superior arm of that fenestration. The inferior arm of the fenestration gave off a temporoalveolar trunk, further divided into posterior deep temporal and inferior alveolar arteries. The MA fenestration and the temporoalveolar trunk are rare variations of the MA at the entrance in the infratemporal fossa. These make the MA prone to iatrogenic lesions during different surgical procedures addressed to this region.
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页码:E861 / E863
页数:3
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