title: Unusual branching pattern of facial artery and a short review.
abstract: A detailed knowledge of the facial blood supply is necessary in planning of different types of orofacial surgeries. However abnormal pattern of facial blood supply may modify the result of the treatment, if it is not predicted in advance. Here we report two rare cases of unusual presentation of facial blood supply and the clinical implications of such findings, correlating with the previous studies.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy, North Bengal Medical College, Sushrutanagar 734012.
authors.forename: Sudipa
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Biswas
authors.forename: Karabi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Baral
authors.forename: Parthapratim
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pradhan
authors.forename: Samar
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Deb
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001158:Arteries / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D002102:Cadaver; D005145:Face / Q000098:blood supply*; D006801:Humans; D008046:Lip / Q000098:blood supply; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009666:Nose / Q000098:blood supply