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. 2009 Apr;31(4):267-70.
doi: 10.1007/s00276-008-0439-x. Epub 2008 Nov 13.

An anatomical study on the lingual-facial trunk

Valéria Paula Sassoli Fazan  1 , Jefferson Hilário Nery da Silva, Celso Teixeira Borges, Rogério Alves Ribeiro, Abadio Gonçalves Caetano, Omar Andrade Rodrigues Filho
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An anatomical study on the lingual-facial trunk

Valéria Paula Sassoli Fazan et al. Surg Radiol Anat. 2009 Apr.

Abstract

Purpose: We quantified variations of the lingual artery origin, measured the lingual artery origin distance from clinical relevant landmarks and compared the lingual artery diameters with normal and variable origin.

Methods: Forty-two formalin fixed male cadavers were bilaterally evaluated. Measurements were performed with the aid of an electronic digital caliper.

Results: The origin distances from the common carotid artery bifurcation was 1.05 +/- 0.11 and 1.02 +/- 0.11 cm for the right and left lingual arteries respectively with no differences compared to the lingual-facial trunks. The diameters of the lingual arteries were 0.25 +/- 0.01 and 0.26 +/- 0.01 cm for the right and left sides, respectively, while the lingual-facial trunks showed diameters of 0.21 +/- 0.02 and 0.24 +/- 0.02 cm for the right and left sides, respectively.

Conclusions: The present study adds information on the lingual artery diameter and its anatomical relation to clinically useful landmarks.

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