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Structure of posterior auricular vein

Known as: Posterior auricular vein, Vena auricularis posterior 
A vein that joins with the retromandibular vein to form the external jugular vein and drains the area behind the ear.
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2020
2020
Abnormal Formation of External Jugular Vein and its Repercussions.
  • Rajani Singh
  • The Journal of craniofacial surgery (Print)
  • 2020
  • Corpus ID: 212639844
External jugular vein is formed by joining of posterior division of retromandibular vein and posterior auricular vein and common… 
2017
2017
Single-Artery Human Ear Graft Procurement: A Simplified Approach
Summary: In the field of experimental facial vascularized composite tissue allotransplantation, a human auricular subunit model… 
2015
2015
Variations of the superior thyroid artery and Internal jugular vein
The superior thyroid artery (STA) is the first branch of the external carotid artery. The Internal jugular vein is a large vein… 
2013
2013
Description and variability of temporal venous vascularization: clinical relevance in temporoparietal free flap technique
The few studies on the venous vascularization of the temporal area indicate a high variability among individuals. The… 
2013
2013
VARIATIONS IN THE VENOUS DRAINAGE PATTERN OF FACE AND NECK
The study of the variations in the superficial veins of head and neck and their draining pattern is very important due to the… 
2013
2013
A case of unilateral fenestration of the external jugular vein, through which the cervical branch of the facial nerve passes
The external jugular vein (EJV) is being utilized increasingly as the recipient vein in head and neck free tissue transfers, and… 
Review
2012
Review
2012
Two Rare Anatomical Variations of External Jugular Vein: an Embryological Overview
La anatomia humana tiene un sin fin de variaciones y sus misterios se han develado desde el inicio de los tiempos. El… 
2010
2010
Undivided Retromandibular Vein Continuing As External Jugular Vein With Facial Vein Draining Into It : An Anatomical Variation
Despite the fact that the blueprint of the whole body is unravelled, faultlessly during the growth and development of an animal… 
2007
2007
[The pedicled superficial fascia temporalis flap].
INTRODUCTION The technique used for reconstruction of a cervicofacial defect depends on the extent of the tissue loss… 
2006
2006
Anomalous phrenic nerve - A case report
In this paper we report a variation in the formation of phrenic nerve and mention its clinical implications. Phrenic nerve arises… 
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