An anatomical variation of the origin of the human right inferior thyroid and bronchial arteries.
During routine anatomical dissection we found an unusual case of origin of the right bronchial artery from a common stem with the inferior thyroid artery, which arose from the internal thoracic artery. Anatomical variations of the origin of bronchial arteries are very frequent and numerous, and their recognition may be helpful in certain surgical and diagnostic procedures.
Pejkovic
Bozena
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Institute of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, University of Beograd, Yugoslavia.
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001158:Arteries / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D001981:Bronchial Arteries / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D002102:Cadaver; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013961:Thyroid Gland / Q000098:blood supply*