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Trifurcation of the left common carotid artery: A case report
Author(s) -
Gürbüz Jasna,
Çavdar Safiye,
Özdoğmuş Ömer
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
clinical anatomy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.667
H-Index - 71
eISSN - 1098-2353
pISSN - 0897-3806
DOI - 10.1002/1098-2353(200101)14:1<58::aid-ca1011>3.0.co;2-m
Subject(s) - medicine , common carotid artery , external carotid artery , carotid arteries , superior thyroid artery , thyroid cartilage , dissection (medical) , right common carotid artery , occipital artery , internal carotid artery , anatomy , cardiology , radiology , thyroid , surgery , anastomosis , larynx
During dissection of the carotid triangle, a carotid trifurcation was encountered. The left common carotid artery gave off three terminal branches: external carotid, internal carotid, and occipital arteries. The level of trifurcation was 35 mm above the superior margin of the thyroid cartilage. Further, the superior thyroid artery arose from the common carotid artery instead of the external carotid. Herein, we describe the detailed anatomical features of the variant branching pattern of the left common carotid artery and its clinical implications. Clin. Anat. 14:58–61, 2001. © 2001 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.