A cadaveric study of common carotid arteries for the presence of additional branches
Journal Title: IP Indian Journal of Anatomy and Surgery of Head, Neck and Brain - Year 2018, Vol 4, Issue 3
Abstract
IntroductionThe common carotid arteries with their terminal branches provide the major source of arterial blood to the head neck and brain Among the arterial branches in the human body carotid bifurcation is particularly important to avoid fatal mix up with internal carotid artery which supplies brain A profound knowledge of variations in branching pattern is essential during carotid artery catheterization carotid endartectomy and in thyroid surgeries to avoid fatal complicationsAims and ObjectivesPresent study was carried out to observe the origin of additional branches from common carotid arteries excluding the terminal branches ie internal and external carotid arteriesMaterial and MethodsThe present study was carried out in a total of 54 common carotid artery specimens dissected in 27 embalmed cadavers 23 males 4 females Out of these 27 left CCAs and 27 right CCAs were studied in the department of Anatomy JJM Medical college Davangere India The specimens were studied by detailed dissection methodResultsIn the present study 519 00 specimens showed additional branches superior thyroid artery being the commonest 40700Trifurcation with the origin of ascending pharyngeal artery at the termination was observed in 19 of the common carotid arteriesConclusionsIn the present study frequent origin of superior thyroid artery from common carotid artery at different levels was found The incidence of STA origin was higher compared to other studies Origin of inferior thyroid artery from common carotid artery is the rarest possibility In the present study two specimens 37 showed the origin of ITA from CCAKeywordsCommon carotid artery Superior thyroid artery Inferior thyroid artery Trifurcation
Authors and Affiliations
Dnyaneshwar Dr, Premakumari C. R.
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