2021年11月
A rare anatomical variation of the submental artery.
Surgical and radiologic anatomy : SRA
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- 巻
- 43
- 号
- 11
- 開始ページ
- 1805
- 終了ページ
- 1808
- 記述言語
- 英語
- 掲載種別
- 研究論文(学術雑誌)
- DOI
- 10.1007/s00276-021-02830-6
The submental artery usually runs anteriorly on the inferior surface of the mylohyoid muscle, giving branches to that muscle and to the anterior belly of the digastric muscle, finally supplying the submental skin. Branches of it often perforate the mylohyoid muscle and enter the sublingual space. During a routine anatomy dissection, we encountered a case in which the main trunk of the submental artery perforated the mylohyoid muscle, where the sublingual artery usually runs. No branches coursed anteriorly to supply the submental skin. To our knowledge, this submental artery variation has not been reported in the English literature. Any surgical procedure in the submandibular area, such as the axial pattern submental local flap, requires knowledge of such arterial variations.
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- DOI : 10.1007/s00276-021-02830-6
- PubMed ID : 34510248