Anatomical variations of the carotid arteries in adult Kenyans
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Date
2008-05Author
Anangwe, D
Saidi, H
Ogeng'o, Julius A
Awori, KO
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OBJECTIVE:
To describe the topography and anatomical variations of the carotid arteries among Kenyans.
DESIGN:
A descriptive cross-sectional study.
SETTING:
Department of Human Anatomy, University of Nairobi.
SUBJECTS:
Eighty carotid arteries of forty cadavers were dissected.
RESULTS:
The bifurcation of the commonest carotid artery was high (above the reference points) in 63.8% of vessels and the external carotid was antero-lateral to the internal carotid artery in 30% of the vessels. A linguo-facial trunk was the most common variation of the external carotid artery. The origin of the right common carotid artery was high and low in 10% and 2.6% of vessels respectively.
CONCLUSION:
The carotid arteries show important variability and thus emphasise caution for clinicians during surgical procedures in the neck
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18814535http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/26725
Citation
East Afr Med J. 2008 May;85(5):244-7Publisher
University of Nairobi. Department of Human Anatomy, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, P.O. Box 30197-00100, Nairobi, Kenya
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