| dc.contributor.author | Anangwe, D | |
| dc.contributor.author | Saidi, H | |
| dc.contributor.author | Ogeng'o, Julius A | |
| dc.contributor.author | Awori, KO | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2013-05-29T06:08:44Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2013-05-29T06:08:44Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2008-05 | |
| dc.identifier.citation | East Afr Med J. 2008 May;85(5):244-7 | en |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18814535 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/26725 | |
| dc.description.abstract | 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 | en |
| dc.language.iso | en | en |
| dc.publisher | University of Nairobi. | en |
| dc.title | Anatomical variations of the carotid arteries in adult Kenyans | en |
| dc.type | Article | en |
| local.publisher | Department of Human Anatomy, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, P.O. Box 30197-00100, Nairobi, Kenya | en |
