The superior thyroid artery origin pattern: a systematic review with meta-analysis.
George TriantafyllouIoannis PaschopoulosFabrice DuparcGeorgios A TsakotosChristos TsiourisŁukasz Hubert OlewnikGeorgi P GeorgievNicol ZielinskaMaria PiagkouPublished in: Surgical and radiologic anatomy : SRA (2024)
The most common STA origin was estimated as the ECA, the medial surface of origin, and above the TC upper border. Adequate knowledge of STA origin is paramount for surgeons, especially during thyroidectomy, not to cause iatrogenic injury to the external branch of the superior laryngeal nerve.