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Anatomy Atlases: Illustrated Encyclopedia of Human Anatomic Variation: Opus II: Cardiovascular System: Arteries: Head, Neck, and Thorax: Recurrent Artery of Heubner

Illustrated Encyclopedia of Human Anatomic Variation: Opus II: Cardiovascular System: Arteries: Head, Neck, and Thorax

Recurrent Artery of Heubner

Ronald A. Bergman, PhD
Adel K. Afifi, MD, MS
Ryosuke Miyauchi, MD
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Descriptions of the origin of the recurrent artery are inconsistent. Most of these vessels arise from the A-2 segment of the anterior cerebral artery (i.e., the segment in the interhemispheric fissure, distal to the anterior communicating artery) within 2 or 3 mm of the anterior communicating artery. However, it may arise as far as 1.0 cm proximal to the anterior communicating artery. The recurrent artery is rarely absent and is rarely doubled.

References

Bergman, R.A., Thompson, S.A., Afifi, A.K., and F.A. Saadeh. (1988) Compendium of Human Anatomic Variation: Catalog, Atlas and World Literature., Urban & Schwarzenberg, Baltimore and Munich.

Waddington, M.M. (1974) Atlas of Cerebral Angiography with Anatomic Correlation. Little, Brown and Co., Boston.

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