Department of Basic Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, UAE.
Department of Anatomy, Center for Basic Sciences, Kasturba Medical College Mangalore, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, India.
J Craniofac Surg. 2024;35(1):243-246. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000009720. Epub 2023 Aug 30.
As the facial transplantation procedures are becoming more popular and frequent in recent years, for repairing facial trauma, variations in the veins of head and neck needs to be reported time and again. This study was undertaken to examine the course and drainage pattern of the facial vein and external jugular vein on this context and emphasize its surgical implications. The authors studied the head and neck region of 50 embalmed cadavers of both sexes to document normal and variant anatomy of facial, retromandibular, and external jugular veins. In 30% of the head and neck regions, different draining pattern of the above-mentioned veins were observed. One of the rare variation discovered was the splitting of the retromandibular vein to embrace the external carotid artery within the parotid gland. The data about variations in the termination of facial vein, retromandibular vein, and external jugular vein, as observed in the present study might be useful in avoiding accidental injury to these vessels during any surgical intervention in the face as well as neck. Level of Evidence: IV.
近年来，随着面部移植手术的日益普及和频繁，修复面部创伤时，需要反复报告头颈部静脉的变化。本研究旨在探讨面部静脉和颈外静脉的走行和引流模式，并强调其手术意义。作者研究了 50 具男女防腐尸体的头颈部区域，以记录面部、下颌后静脉和颈外静脉的正常和变异解剖结构。在 30%的头颈部区域，观察到上述静脉的不同引流模式。发现的一种罕见变异是下颌后静脉分裂，在腮腺内包裹颈外动脉。本研究观察到的面部静脉、下颌后静脉和颈外静脉末端的变异数据，可能有助于在面部和颈部的任何手术干预中避免这些血管的意外损伤。证据水平：IV。
