Branching Patterns and Variations of Facial Artery and Clinical Importance: A Cadaveric Study
Introduction: The facial artery (FA) was observed with distinctive variations and anomalous, which occur during the embryological developmental process due to the ablation of neural crest cells that impact embryonic aortic arch vessels, resulting in distinctive branching patterns. Therefore, this st...
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| description | Introduction: The facial artery (FA) was observed with distinctive variations and anomalous, which occur during the embryological developmental process due to the ablation of neural crest cells that impact embryonic aortic arch vessels, resulting in distinctive branching patterns. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the types, clinical importance, localization, and differences of FA in fixed cadavers according to gender and body side. Methods: The current study was conducted on 19 formalin-fixed cadavers (68.4% males, n = 13; 31.6% females, n = 6). The types, variations, prevalence, and distance to nearby surgical landmarks of FA were recorded on both sides. Measurements were taken with a surgical microscope (Zeiss Meditec, Berlin, Germany) and a digital caliper (INCA, DCLA-0605, 0.6–150 mm). Results: Angular type % 73.1 (n = 14, right; n = 19, left), labial type % 5.3 (n = 1, right), alar type % 5.3 (n = 1, right), and nasal type % 5.3 (n = 1, right) were detected. The following parameters were significant according to gender; the distance between the ala of the nose and the origin of the FA on both sides (p = 0.007 right; p = 0.018 left), the diameter of FA at the cheilion (p = 0.019 left), diameters of the superior and inferior labial arteries at their origin (p = 0.031 right; p = 0.025 right) and PO lines. Conclusion: The significant differences in gender according to the distance of the FA and its branches from the origin should be considered to reduce complications during surgery. The differences in studies according to the types and variations of FA may be due to the scale of the study, gender, or study design. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f20e53ba925a42e5b0e2c82de47da3a52023-04-06T05:42:15ZengKarger PublishersDubai Medical Journal2571-726X2023-03-0111610.1159/000529300529300Branching Patterns and Variations of Facial Artery and Clinical Importance: A Cadaveric StudyCagatay Barut0https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6999-5980Eren Ogut1https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2506-9883Zeynep Askin2https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2489-7815Hasan Alicikus3https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4558-4460Department of Anatomy, Istanbul Medeniyet University, Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, TurkeyDepartment of Anatomy, Bahcesehir University, Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, TurkeyMedical Faculty Student, Bahcesehir University, Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, TurkeyMedical Faculty Student, Bahcesehir University, Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, TurkeyIntroduction: The facial artery (FA) was observed with distinctive variations and anomalous, which occur during the embryological developmental process due to the ablation of neural crest cells that impact embryonic aortic arch vessels, resulting in distinctive branching patterns. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the types, clinical importance, localization, and differences of FA in fixed cadavers according to gender and body side. Methods: The current study was conducted on 19 formalin-fixed cadavers (68.4% males, n = 13; 31.6% females, n = 6). The types, variations, prevalence, and distance to nearby surgical landmarks of FA were recorded on both sides. Measurements were taken with a surgical microscope (Zeiss Meditec, Berlin, Germany) and a digital caliper (INCA, DCLA-0605, 0.6–150 mm). Results: Angular type % 73.1 (n = 14, right; n = 19, left), labial type % 5.3 (n = 1, right), alar type % 5.3 (n = 1, right), and nasal type % 5.3 (n = 1, right) were detected. The following parameters were significant according to gender; the distance between the ala of the nose and the origin of the FA on both sides (p = 0.007 right; p = 0.018 left), the diameter of FA at the cheilion (p = 0.019 left), diameters of the superior and inferior labial arteries at their origin (p = 0.031 right; p = 0.025 right) and PO lines. Conclusion: The significant differences in gender according to the distance of the FA and its branches from the origin should be considered to reduce complications during surgery. The differences in studies according to the types and variations of FA may be due to the scale of the study, gender, or study design.https://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/529300facial arterybranching patternsanatomical variationstypestributaries of the facial artery |
| spellingShingle | Cagatay Barut Eren Ogut Zeynep Askin Hasan Alicikus Branching Patterns and Variations of Facial Artery and Clinical Importance: A Cadaveric Study Dubai Medical Journal facial artery branching patterns anatomical variations types tributaries of the facial artery |
| title | Branching Patterns and Variations of Facial Artery and Clinical Importance: A Cadaveric Study |
| title_full | Branching Patterns and Variations of Facial Artery and Clinical Importance: A Cadaveric Study |
| title_fullStr | Branching Patterns and Variations of Facial Artery and Clinical Importance: A Cadaveric Study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Branching Patterns and Variations of Facial Artery and Clinical Importance: A Cadaveric Study |
| title_short | Branching Patterns and Variations of Facial Artery and Clinical Importance: A Cadaveric Study |
| title_sort | branching patterns and variations of facial artery and clinical importance a cadaveric study |
| topic | facial artery branching patterns anatomical variations types tributaries of the facial artery |
| url | https://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/529300 |
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