Unusual venous drainage of face: a case report.

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2006-12-16
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Facial region has enormous blood supply. The maxillary vein, facial vein and superficial temporal vein are chief venous draining channels. There are numerous reports of unusual venous system of face, in the present case, retromandibular vein divides into anterior and posterior division soon after its formation, external carotid artery lying lateral to retromandibular vein, formation of common venous channel between internal jugular vein and anterior jugular vein where facial, lingual and submental vein drain.
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Nepal Medical College Journal.
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Maskey D, Baral P, Kuwar RB, Rai D, Dhungel S, Jha CB, Bhattacharya S. Unusual venous drainage of face: a case report. Nepal Medical College Journal. 2006 Dec; 8(4): 286-7
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