Acta Med. 2021, 64: 129-131

https://doi.org/10.14712/18059694.2021.22

Association of Tortuous Common Carotid Artery with Abnormal Distribution of the Ansa Cervicalis: A Case Report

George Paraskevasa, Konstantinos Koutsouflianiotisa, Chrysanthos Chrysanthoua, Kalliopi Ilioua, Nikolaos Syrmosa, Marios Salmasb

aDepartment of Anatomy and Surgical Anatomy, School of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
bDepartment of Anatomy and Surgical Anatomy, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece

Received July 13, 2020
Accepted January 29, 2021

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