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01-04-2009 | Original Article

An anatomical study on the lingual–facial trunk

Authors: Valéria Paula Sassoli Fazan, Jefferson Hilário Nery da Silva, Celso Teixeira Borges, Rogério Alves Ribeiro, Abadio Gonçalves Caetano, Omar Andrade Rodrigues Filho

Published in: Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy | Issue 4/2009

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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Title: An anatomical study on the lingual–facial trunk
Authors: Valéria Paula Sassoli Fazan
Jefferson Hilário Nery da Silva
Celso Teixeira Borges
Rogério Alves Ribeiro
Abadio Gonçalves Caetano
Omar Andrade Rodrigues Filho
Publication date: 01-04-2009
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy / Issue 4/2009
Print ISSN: 0930-1038
Electronic ISSN: 1279-8517
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00276-008-0439-x

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An anatomical study on the lingual–facial trunk

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