Type of Article : Case Report
Year: 2015 | Volume 3 | Issue 1 | Page No. 828-830
Date of Publication: 31-01-2015
DOI: 10.16965/ijar.2014.555
VARIATION IN THE BRANCHING PATTERN OF FACIAL ARTERY: PREMASSETERIC ARTERY
Deepa Somanath.
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Anatomy, Sri Manakula Vinagar Medical College, Puducherry, India.
Address: Dr. Deepa Somanath, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Anatomy, Sri Manakula Vinagar Medical College, Madagadipet, Puducherry- 605 107, India.E-Mail: deepa.somanath@gmail.com
Abstract
Arterial variations are uncommon. In the present case, the arterial variation observed was an additional branch of the facial artery arising from the main trunk while it crosses the base of the mandible. It ascended on the masseter and terminated into three branches. Knowledge of vascular variations will enhance the surgical precision, avoid misdiagnosis and prevent iatrogenic complications during surgical procedures of the face.
KEYWORDS: Facial artery, Premasseteric artery, Variation.
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Deepa Somanath. VARIATION IN THE BRANCHING PATTERN OF FACIAL ARTERY: PREMASSETERIC ARTERY. Int J Anat Res 2015;3(1):828-830. DOI: 10.16965/ijar.2014.555
