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maxillary artery

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maxillary artery [′mak·sə‚ler·ē ′ärd·ə·rē]
(anatomy)
A branch of the external carotid artery which supplies the deep structures of the face (internal maxillary) and the side of the face and nose (external maxillary).
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Diagnostic angiography demonstrated a highly vascular lesion arising from the sphenopalatine branches of the internal maxillary artery (figure 2, B).
Undifferentiated metastatic carcinoma and myoepithelioma: two rare ... by Koenigsberg, Robert A.; Vakil, Nakul; Noronha, Bosco / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
The various steps include anterior and posterior nasal packing, direct cauterization, external carotid artery ligation, selective maxillary artery embolization, transantral maxillary artery ligation, anterior ethmoid artery ligation, and septoplasty.
Endoscopic ligation of the sphenopalatine artery as a primary ... by Krouse, John H. / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
The availability of endoscopic technology means that this approach is seldom indicated for the routine management of chronic inflammatory disease, but the procedure is occasionally required for the resection of neoplasms, for the ligation of the internal maxillary artery, and during repair of the orbital floor.
Surgical implications of an unusual anomaly of the infraorbital nerve by Kennedy, David W. / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
 
 
 
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