Middle Temporal Artery Research Articles

A stereoangiographic study of the arterial variations in the external carotid system.

Selective external carotid angiography was performed on a series of 80 cadavers and the arteriograms were studied from stereoradiographs taken with a Zonarc® radiographic apparatus. The order of ramification of the lingual, facial and occipital arteries varied: the most proximal branch was most often the lingual (53.8%), whereas the most distal branch was either the facial (40%) or the occipital (36.3%). The facial and lingual arteries had a common origin in 17.5% of the cases. The course of the maxillary artery was superficial in 58.2% and deep in 41.8% of this series. In the superficial variant the inferior alveolar artery most commonly arose after the middle meningeal, and the origins of the middle deep temporal and inferior alveolar arteries were always independent. In contrast in the deep variant, the inferior alveolar artery rarely arose after the middle meningeal, and, in most cases, it showed a common origin with the middle deep temporal artery.

Complications of Middle Cerebral Artery-Superficial Temporal Artery Anastomosis

Microvascular bypass surgery for occlusive cerebral vascular disease has aroused considerable interest in the past decade. This interest has been accompanied by considerable experience. Improvements in the technique, together with experience, has refined the indications for the procedure and made us aware of the complications of bypass surgery for occlusive cerebral vascular disease.