SynthesisThe neuroradiology journal2019
Clinical importance of the occipital artery in vascular lesions: A review of the literature.
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- Vertical Levels of the Occipital Artery Origin.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2023Article
- Ear ischemia induced by endovascular therapy for arteriovenous fistula of the sigmoid sinus: A case report.World journal of clinical cases · 2021Article
- A rare case report: bilateral occipital artery arising from the vertebral artery.Surgical and radiologic anatomy : SRA · 2021Article
- Characterization of endothelium-dependent and -independent processes in occipital artery of the rat: relevance to control of blood flow to nodose sensory cells.Journal of applied physiology (Bethesda, Md. : 1985) · 2021Article
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- Anatomical features of the occipital artery on CTA and differences between patients with/without stenosis and occlusion of the internal carotid artery.Medicine internationalArticle
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Abstract
The occipital artery (OA) is a critical artery in vascular lesions. However, a comprehensive review of the importance of the OA is currently lacking. In this study, we used the PubMed database to perform a review of the literature on the OA to increase our understanding of its role in vascular lesions. We also provided our typical cases to illustrate the importance of the OA. The OA has several variations. For example, it may arise from the internal carotid artery or anastomose with the vertebral artery. Therefore, the OA may provide a crucial collateral vascular supply source and should be preserved in these cases. The OA is a good donor artery. Consequently, it is used in extra- to intracranial bypasses for moyamoya disease (MMD) or aneurysms. The OA can be involved in dural arteriovenous fistula (DAVF) and is a feasible artery for the embolisation of DAVF. True aneurysms and pseudoaneurysms can occur in the OA; surgical resection and embolisation are the effective treatment approaches. Direct high-flow AVF can occur in the OA; embolisation treatment is a good option in such cases. The OA can also be involved in MMD and brain arteriovenous malformation (AVM) by forming transdural collaterals. For a patient in the prone position, if occipital and suboccipital craniotomies are performed, the OA can also be used for intraoperative angiography. In brief, the OA is a very important artery in vascular lesions.
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