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Indian Journal of Anatomy 13(1):p 27-29, January – March 2024. | DOI: https://doi.org/10.21088/ija.2320.0022.13124.3
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An Anatomical Study to Identify the Variations in Occipital Artery
Vishwajit Deshmukh, Kirubhanand C null, Snehal Deulkar, Shital Maske, Gayatri Muthiyan, A. M. Tarnekar, Bharat R. Sontakke
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Indian Journal of Anatomy 13(1):p 27-29, January – March 2024. | DOI: https://doi.org/10.21088/ija.2320.0022.13124.3
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Sontakke BR, Kirubhanand C, Deulkar S. An anatomical study to identify the variations in occipital artery. Ind J Anat. 2024;13(1):27-29.Timeline
Received : March 30, 2024
Accepted : April 15, 2024
Published : May 30, 2024
Abstract
Out of total twenty-one cadavers studied, in a 62 years old male donated cadaver, we found the Right Occipital artery was discovered to be dilated (enlarged). The left occipital artery was normal and unremarkable. The origin and course of both sided occipital arteries was as usual. In vascular lesions, the Occipital artery is a crucial artery. It is also one of the most suitable donor arteries in conditions like aneurysms.
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Sontakke BR, Kirubhanand C, Deulkar S. An anatomical study to identify the variations in occipital artery. Ind J Anat. 2024;13(1):27-29.
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.21088/ija.2320.0022.13124.3
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