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Origin of superior thyroid artery: under the surgeon's knife.
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- The superior thyroid artery origin pattern: a systematic review with meta-analysis.Surgical and radiologic anatomy : SRA · 2024Pooled it
- The Thyroid Gland: A Revision Study on Its Vascularization and Surgical Implications.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2022Pooled it
- Mapping the Common Carotid Artery Bifurcation Utilizing Anterior Neck Landmarks.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Delayed tracheal injury following total thyroidectomy: case report and literature review.BMC surgery · 2025Review
- Anatomical Variations in the Superior Thyroid Artery: A Systematic Review and Implications for Free Flap Surgery.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
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- Computed tomography angiographic study of surgical anatomy of thyroid arteries: Clinical implications in neck dissection.World journal of radiology · 2023Article
- Right External Carotid Artery Originated Right Superior Thyroid Artery in Cadavers of a Medical College in Nepal: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study.JNMA; journal of the Nepal Medical Association · 2021Article
- The Superior Laryngeal Nerve and Its Vulnerability in Surgeries of the Neck.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Unmapped landmarks around branches of the Superior Laryngeal Nerve: An exploratory cadaveric study.Journal of Taibah University Medical Sciences · 2021Article
- Anomalous anatomic trajectory of the superior thyroid artery encountered during thyroidectomy. A rare case report.Journal of surgical case reports · 2021Article
- Origin variations of the superior thyroid, lingual, and facial arteries: a computed tomography angiography study.Surgical and radiologic anatomy : SRA · 2020Observational
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Abstract
backgroundThe major arterial supply to the thyroid gland is from the superior and inferior thyroid arteries, arising from the external carotid artery and the thyrocervical trunk respectively. The external laryngeal nerve runs in close proximity to the origin of the superior thyroid artery in relation to the thyroid gland. The superior thyroid artery is clinically important in head and neck surgeries.
objectivesTo locate the origin of the superior thyroid artery, because wide variability is reported. To provide knowledge of possible variations in its origin, because it is important for surgical procedures in the neck.
methodsThe origin of the superior thyroid artery was studied by dissecting sixty adult human hemineck specimens from donated cadavers in a Department of Anatomy.
resultsThe highest incidence observed was origin of the superior thyroid artery from the external carotid artery (88.33%), whereas origin from the common carotid bifurcation only occurred in 8.33%. However, in 3.33% of cases, the superior thyroid artery originated from the common carotid artery and in a single case, the external laryngeal nerve did not cross the stem of the superior thyroid artery at all, but ran ventral and parallel to the artery.
conclusionsIt is important to rule out anomalous origin of superior thyroid artery and verify its relationship to the external laryngeal nerve prior to ligation of the artery in thyroid surgeries, in order to prevent iatrogenic injuries. Moreover, because anomalous origins of the superior thyroid artery are only anatomic variants, thorough knowledge of these is decisive for head and neck surgeries.
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