Vasović Ljiljana, Milenković Zoran, Jovanović Ivan, Cukuranović Rade, Jovanović Predrag, Stefanović Ivan
Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, University of Nis, Blvd Dr Zoran Dindić 81, 18000 Nis, Serbia.
Neurosurg Rev. 2008 Oct;31(4):385-95; discussion 395-6. doi: 10.1007/s10143-008-0145-5. Epub 2008 Jun 12.
The hypoglossal artery is rarely described member of carotid-basilar family anastomoses. Together with a caudal end of the primitive internal artery, trigeminal, otic, and proatlantal intersegmental arteries, it represents the remnant of vascular channels' unsuccessful involution which function normally stops in human embryo with 12 to 14 mm crown-rump length. The persistence of hypoglossal artery alone is usually incidental and asymptomatic finding during the routine angiography, while during autopsies or surgical operations, its presence is frequently associated with other vascular or organic abnormalities and diseases. The aim of this review is to document the hypoglossal artery developmental morphology, as well as the normal anatomical and clinical aspects and better understanding of its persistence overall significance.
舌下动脉是颈动脉 - 基底动脉吻合支中很少被描述的一支。它与原始颈内动脉的尾端、三叉神经动脉、耳动脉和寰椎前节间动脉一起，代表了血管通道未成功退化的残余部分，其正常功能在冠臀长为12至14毫米的人类胚胎中通常就会停止。单纯舌下动脉持续存在通常是在常规血管造影时偶然发现且无症状，而在尸检或外科手术中，其存在常常与其他血管或器质性异常及疾病相关。本综述的目的是记录舌下动脉的发育形态，以及正常的解剖学和临床方面，并更好地理解其持续存在的总体意义。
