Anatomical and histological study of the alar fascia.

Michael Snosek Veronica Macchi Carla Stecco Richard Shane Tubbs Raffaele De Caro Marious Loukas

Published in: Clinical anatomy (New York, N.Y.) (2020)

The alar fascia is an independent and constant coronal fascial layer between the carotid sheaths. It contains neurovasculature and may limit the spread of retropharyngeal infections into the thorax as well as facilitate normal physiological functions of the cervical viscera.

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