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First Report of a Bifid Mandibular Canal Containing a Large Vein Draining into the Anterior Jugular Vein.
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The Kurume medical journal [Kurume Med J] 2018 Dec 21; Vol. 65 (1), pp. 27-30. Date of Electronic Publication: 2018 Aug 30. - Publication Year :
- 2018
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Abstract
- The bifid mandibular canal (BMC) is an anatomical variant of the mandible that is often observed on cone-beam computed tomographic images. We identified a BMC during routine cadaveric dissection. The upper mandibular canal contained the inferior alveolar nerve and artery, and the lower mandibular canal contained a large inferior alveolar vein. This latter vein left the mandible through a lateral lingual foramen and joined the anterior jugular vein. Additionally, this vein gave rise to small tributaries to the mental foramen and anterior surface of the mandible from the second mandibular canal. To our knowledge, this is the first report illustrating the contents of a BMC and drainage of a vein into the large anterior jugular vein.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1881-2090
- Volume :
- 65
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- The Kurume medical journal
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 30158357
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.2739/kurumemedj.MS651004