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Anatomical Correlation Between Nasal Vascularisation and the Design of the Endonasal Pedicle Flaps

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Arteries that supply the nasal septum and the lateral nasal wall include vessels that originate from the external carotid artery and from the internal carotid artery. A variety of local endonasal pedicle flaps can be used in different anatomical areas for endoscopic skull base reconstruction. The main flaps are based on terminal branches of the sphenopalatine artery and on anterior ethmoidal artery. This study will describe the anatomy of these vessels and their relationship with the main flaps.

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  1. Department of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain

    Juan R. Gras-Cabrerizo, Joan R. Montserrat-Gili, Humbert Massegur-Solench & Miquel Quer-Agusti

  2. Department of Radiology, Hospital Universitario de Alicante, Universidad Miguel Hernandez, Alicante, Spain

    Elena García-Garrigós

  3. Department of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery, Hospital Universitario de Alicante, Universidad Miguel Hernandez, Alicante, Spain

    Juan R. Gras-Albert

  4. Unit of Anatomy and Human Embriology, Universitat Autónoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain

    Rosa Mirapeix-Lucas

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Gras-Cabrerizo, J.R., García-Garrigós, E., Montserrat-Gili, J.R. et al. Anatomical Correlation Between Nasal Vascularisation and the Design of the Endonasal Pedicle Flaps. Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 70, 167–173 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12070-017-1197-z

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