An Anatomical Variant: Low Lying Common Carotid Artery Bifurcation

Abstract

ABSTRACT The common carotid artery usually bifurcates into the internal and external carotid arteries at the level of C3-C4. Injury to common carotid artery during neck dissection is encountered rarly. Knowing the anatomical variation of common carotid like low lying bifurcation would prevent inadvertent injury especially by budding head-neck surgeons. We report a case of 46-yearold male undergoing surgery for carcinoma of tongue with Supraomohyoid neck dissection. He had low-lying bifurcation of the common carotid artery. How to cite this article Chauhan YS, Mukherji S. An Anatomical Variant: Low Lying Common Carotid Artery Bifurcation. Int J Head Neck Surg 2013;4(2):105-106.