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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Journal of Morphological Sciences 2018; 35(04): 216-217
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1676779
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Anomalous Origin of the Vertebral Artery

André Luis Shinohara
1   Department of Biological Sciences-Anatomy, Faculdade de Odontologia de Bauru, Universidade de Sâo Paulo, Bauru, SP, Brazil
,
Beatriz Sobrinho Sangalette
2   Faculdade de Odontologia de Marilia, Universidade de Marilia, Marília, SP, Brasil
,
Mateus José da Silva
1   Department of Biological Sciences-Anatomy, Faculdade de Odontologia de Bauru, Universidade de Sâo Paulo, Bauru, SP, Brazil
,
Laís Rinaldi
1   Department of Biological Sciences-Anatomy, Faculdade de Odontologia de Bauru, Universidade de Sâo Paulo, Bauru, SP, Brazil
,
Juliane Ruiz de Souza
1   Department of Biological Sciences-Anatomy, Faculdade de Odontologia de Bauru, Universidade de Sâo Paulo, Bauru, SP, Brazil
,
Rogério Leone Buchaim
1   Department of Biological Sciences-Anatomy, Faculdade de Odontologia de Bauru, Universidade de Sâo Paulo, Bauru, SP, Brazil
,
Jesus Carlos Andreo
1   Department of Biological Sciences-Anatomy, Faculdade de Odontologia de Bauru, Universidade de Sâo Paulo, Bauru, SP, Brazil
,
Sandra Lia do Amaral
3   Department of Physical Education, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Bauru, SP, Brazil
,
Gustavo Lopes Toledo
4   Department of Oral Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculdade de Odontologia de Marília, Universidade de Marília, Marília, SP, Brasil
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14 October 2018

08 November 2018

Publication Date:
20 December 2018 (online)

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Abstract

Introduction The present article presents a rare case of variation of the left vertebral artery, which originated from the aortic arch, between the common carotid artery and the subclavian artery, although classic descriptions of the vertebral artery indicate its origin at the subclavian artery, where it penetrates the foramen transverse and ascends cervically to the foramen magnum.

Case presentation The anatomical peculiarity of the vertebral artery is evidenced. The origin of the vertebral artery was identified directly from the aortic arch in a dissected human specimen.

Conclusion In view of the numerous surgical procedures performed in this area, the clear understanding of its topographic layout is indispensable, and might change surgical procedures performed in the region.

Keywords

anatomic variation - clinical anatomy - vertebral artery
 

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