Biopsy of the Parietal Branch of the Superficial Temporal Artery for the Diagnosis of Giant Cell Arteritis

Title	Biopsy of the Parietal Branch of the Superficial Temporal Artery for the Diagnosis of Giant Cell Arteritis
Creator	E. Elahi; E. E. Afshin; S. Zoltan; K. Y. Hu
Affiliation	Department of Ophthalmology (EE, SZ), Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York; Department of Otolaryngology (EE), Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York; Department of Environmental Medicine and Public Health (EE), Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York; Department of Physiology and Biophysics (EEA), Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York; Illinois Eye and Ear Infirmary, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Illinois, Chicago, Illinois
Abstract	Biopsy of the superficial temporal artery (STA) is central to the diagnosis of giant cell arteritis (GCA), but determining the ideal biopsy site along the course of the STA continues to be a challenge. Traditionally, the frontal branch or preauricular region of the STA is biopsied because of their accessibility, but biopsy at these locations can produce visible cosmetic defects and social disruption that can be distressing to patients, as well as increase the likelihood of adverse events such as injury to the facial nerve. The authors describe a surgical technique of biopsy of the parietal branch of the STA to improve the patient's perioperative and postoperative experience.
Subject	Superficial Temporal Artery; Giant Cell Arteritis; Biopsy
Date	2023-06
Date Digital	2023-06
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Language	eng
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Publication Type	Journal Article
Source	Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology, June 2023, Volume 43, Issue 2
Collection	Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology Archives: https://novel.utah.edu/jno/
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