The lingual-facial-ascending pharyngeal trunk.

IF 1.2 4区医学 Q2 Medicine

Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy Pub Date : 2025-10-08 DOI:10.1007/s00276-025-03721-w

George Triantafyllou, Panagiotis Papadopoulos-Manolarakis, Rǎzvan-Costin Tudose, Mugurel Constantin Rusu, George Tsakotos, Maria Piagkou

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Abstract

Though small, the ascending pharyngeal artery (APA) is surgically significant due to its proximity to the internal carotid artery (ICA) and supply to critical neurovascular structures. We present a unique arterial variant identified by computed tomography angiography (CTA) in a 52-year-old male. On the left side, the APA originated in common with a short linguofacial trunk (LFT) that further gave rise to the lingual and facial arteries (LA and FA), forming a trifurcated LA-FA-APA trunk. On the right side, an independent LFT was present, with the APA originating separately from the external carotid artery (ECA). CTA with three-dimensional reconstruction is essential for detecting rare vascular configurations and should be part of the preoperative evaluation for head and neck surgeries and endovascular procedures.

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舌-面-升咽干。

虽然很小，咽升动脉（APA）由于其靠近颈内动脉（ICA）并供应关键的神经血管结构而具有外科意义。我们提出一个独特的动脉变异识别的计算机断层血管造影（CTA）在一个52岁的男性。在左侧，APA与短舌面干（LFT）共同起源，LFT进一步产生舌面动脉（LA和FA），形成LA-FA-APA三分叉干。右侧为独立的LFT， APA起源于颈外动脉（ECA）。三维重建的CTA对于发现罕见的血管形态是必不可少的，应该是头颈部手术和血管内手术术前评估的一部分。

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Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy Medicine-Pathology and Forensic Medicine

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2.40

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14.30%

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期刊介绍： Anatomy is a morphological science which cannot fail to interest the clinician. The practical application of anatomical research to clinical problems necessitates special adaptation and selectivity in choosing from numerous international works. Although there is a tendency to believe that meaningful advances in anatomy are unlikely, constant revision is necessary. Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy, the first international journal of Clinical anatomy has been created in this spirit. Its goal is to serve clinicians, regardless of speciality-physicians, surgeons, radiologists or other specialists-as an indispensable aid with which they can improve their knowledge of anatomy. Each issue includes: Original papers, review articles, articles on the anatomical bases of medical, surgical and radiological techniques, articles of normal radiologic anatomy, brief reviews of anatomical publications of clinical interest. Particular attention is given to high quality illustrations, which are indispensable for a better understanding of anatomical problems. Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy is a journal written by anatomists for clinicians with a special interest in anatomy.