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Orbital anastomoses of the anterior deep temporal artery

Anastomoses orbitaires de l'artère temporale profonde antérieure

Anastomosen der A temporalis ant. zur Orbita

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Summary

The anterior deep temporal artery may provide a major collateral pathway to the intracranial circulation through anastomoses with branches of the ophthalmic artery. Review of carotid angiograms in 26 patients with internal carotid artery occlusive disease revealed anterior deep temporal to ophthalmic artery anastomoses in 16 cases. This route of collateral blood flow was associated in most instances with total occlusion of the cervical portion of the internal carotid artery. Three cases demonstrating the angiographic anatomy of the anterior deep temporal artery and its potential anastomoses with branches of the ophthalmic artery are presented.

Résumé

L'artère temporale profonde antérieure peut être à l'origine de circulation colatérale grâce à ses anastomoses avec l'artère ophtalmique. Une telle anastomose a été constatée 16 fois sur 26 cas de thrombose de l'artère carotide interne.

Zusammenfassung

Über die A. temporalis anterior ist über Anastomosen zu den Ästen der A. ophthalmica ein Kollateral-Kreislauf zu den intracraniellen Gefäßabschnitten möglich. Bei 26 Patienten mit einem A. carotis interna-Verschluß zeigte sich dieser Kreislauf in 16 Fällen. Es wird über 3 Fälle ausführlich berichtet, bei denen die angiographische Anatomie der A. temporalis anterior und die möglichen Anastomosen mit Ästen der A. ophthalmica besprochen wird.

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  1. Department of Radiology, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S.A.

    R. G. Quisling & J. F. Seeger

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During this investigation, R. G. Quisling was a NINDS Special Fellow F11NS57-73.

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Quisling, R.G., Seeger, J.F. Orbital anastomoses of the anterior deep temporal artery. Neuroradiology 8, 259–262 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00335020

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