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Complete persistence of the hyoido-stapedial artery in man

Persistance complète de l'artère hyoïdo-stapédienne chez l'homme: à propos d'un cas (origine carotidienne intrapétreuse de l'artère maxillaire)

Case report Intra-petrous origin of the maxillary artery from ICA

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The authors report a case of total persistence of the hyoïdo-stapedial artery (HSA) discovered fortuitously in an adult. The external carotid artery terminated as the superficial temporal, middle deep temporal and transverse facial arteries; the HSA arose from the intrapetrous internal carotid artery, coursed within the middle ear and the middle cranial fossa where it gave off the middle meningeal artery before leaving the skull via the foramen spinosum to become the maxillary artery.

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Les auteurs rapportent un cas de persistance totale de l'artère hyoïdo-stapédienne (AHS) de découverte fortuite chez un adulte. L'artère carotide externe se termine en artère temporale superficielle, temporale moyenne profonde et transverse de la face; l'AHS naît de la carotide interne intrapétreuse, chemine à l'intérieur de l'oreille moyenne et de la fosse cérébrale moyenne où elle abandonne l'artère méningée moyenne avant de quitter le crâne en passant par le trou petit rond pour devenir l'artère maxillaire.

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Rodesch, G., Choi, I. & Lasjaunias, P. Complete persistence of the hyoido-stapedial artery in man. Surg Radiol Anat 13, 63–65 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01623146

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