An Anatomical Variant: Low Lying Common Carotid Artery Bifurcation
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چکیده
The common carotid artery usually bifurcates into the internal and external carotid arteries at the level of C3-C4. Injury to common carotid artery during neck dissection is encountered rarly. Knowing the anatomical variation of common carotid like low lying bifurcation would prevent inadvertent injury especially by budding head-neck surgeons. We report a case of 46-yearold male undergoing surgery for carcinoma of tongue with Supraomohyoid neck dissection. He had low-lying bifurcation of the common carotid artery.
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