HOMEPRODUCTSCOMPANYCONTACTFAQResearchDictionaryPharmaSign Up FREE or Login

Abnormal vessel of the ear associated with congenital arteriovenous malformation in the postauricular region.

Abstract
Variations in the branching pattern of the common, external, and internal carotid arteries can present as arteriovenous malformations, and their basis can be explained embryologically. Our case was a rare variation presenting as a congenital, very gradually increasing bluish painless swelling at the region of the left lobule of the ear arising from an abnormal vessel (from the postauricular artery) which was explored under general anesthesia through a postauricular curved incision. The abnormal vessel and other feeding vessels were ligated and a sclerosing agent injected. Anomalies of pharyngeal arch arteries like our case can be found resulting from the persistence of channels that normally disappear, and prior knowledge of these anomalies is essential before surgeries like mastoidectomy to prevent alarming hemorrhage.
AuthorsShilpi Gupta Dixit, Rakesh Dixit
JournalThe Indian journal of surgery (Indian J Surg) Vol. 75 Issue 4 Pg. 334-5 (Aug 2013) ISSN: 0972-2068 [Print] India
PMID24426471 (Publication Type: Journal Article)

Join CureHunter, for free Research Interface BASIC access!

Take advantage of free CureHunter research engine access to explore the best drug and treatment options for any disease. Find out why thousands of doctors, pharma researchers and patient activists around the world use CureHunter every day.
Realize the full power of the drug-disease research graph!


Choose Username:
Email:
Password:
Verify Password:
Enter Code Shown: