Vol 64, No 3 (2005)
Case report
Published online: 2005-06-22
Unilateral agenesis of the facial artery with compensation by a giant transverse facial artery
Folia Morphol 2005;64(3):226-228.
Abstract
During routine dissections carried out in the course of our medical gross anatomy
work, an unusual structure was found unilaterally on the left side of an adult
male cadaver. Upon investigation, this was determined to be a hugely dilated
transverse facial artery. Also noted was the complete absence of the ipsilateral
facial artery. To our knowledge, this is the first report of complete agenesis and
not simply diminution of the facial artery with compensatory enlargement of the
transverse facial artery.
Keywords: faceblood supplyanomalyvariation