Ansa cervicalis: a comprehensive review of its anatomy, variations, pathology, and surgical applications

The ansa cervicalis is a neural loop in the neck formed by connecting the superior root from the cervical spinal nerves (C1–2) and the inferior root descending from C2–C3. It has various anatomical variations and can be an important acknowledgment in specific operations of the neck region. This is a...

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Autores principales: Kikuta, Shogo, Jenkins, Skyler, Kusukawa, Jingo, Iwanaga, Joe, Loukas, Marios, Tubbs, R. Shane
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
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Publicado: Korean Association of Anatomists 2019
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Review Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6773902/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31598349
http://dx.doi.org/10.5115/acb.19.041
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description The ansa cervicalis is a neural loop in the neck formed by connecting the superior root from the cervical spinal nerves (C1–2) and the inferior root descending from C2–C3. It has various anatomical variations and can be an important acknowledgment in specific operations of the neck region. This is a review the anatomy, variations, pathology and clinical applications of the ansa cervicalis.
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spelling pubmed-67739022019-10-09 Ansa cervicalis: a comprehensive review of its anatomy, variations, pathology, and surgical applications Kikuta, Shogo Jenkins, Skyler Kusukawa, Jingo Iwanaga, Joe Loukas, Marios Tubbs, R. Shane Anat Cell Biol Review Article The ansa cervicalis is a neural loop in the neck formed by connecting the superior root from the cervical spinal nerves (C1–2) and the inferior root descending from C2–C3. It has various anatomical variations and can be an important acknowledgment in specific operations of the neck region. This is a review the anatomy, variations, pathology and clinical applications of the ansa cervicalis. Korean Association of Anatomists 2019-09 2019-08-26 /pmc/articles/PMC6773902/ /pubmed/31598349 http://dx.doi.org/10.5115/acb.19.041 Text en Copyright © 2019. Anatomy & Cell Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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