title: Preparation of four-color arterial corrosion casts of the laryngeal arteries.
abstract: The supply areas of the superior and inferior laryngeal arteries were studied in order to plan tissue-sparing laryngeal surgery. Arterial corrosion casts with and without preservation of the laryngeal skeleton were prepared and the supply areas of the superior and inferior laryngeal arteries were distinguished from each other by injecting differently colored methacrylates. The ramifications of the laryngeal arteries could be classified clearly in the macerated specimens which preserved the laryngeal skeleton.
authors.affiliation: Anatomisches Institut, Universität Kiel, Germany.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Claassen
authors.forename: G R
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Klaws
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001158:Arteries / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D016319:Corrosion Casting / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007830:Larynx / Q000098:blood supply*; D008875:Middle Aged