Rare Case of Absent Common Carotid Artery Likely Associated with Intracranial Aneurysm Development

Youngseok Kwak; Man Kyu Choi; Ki Hong Kim; Jae Hoon Cho

doi:10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2019.01.017

Rare Case of Absent Common Carotid Artery Likely Associated with Intracranial Aneurysm Development

J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis. 2019 Jun;28(6):e77-e80. doi: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2019.01.017. Epub 2019 Mar 14.

Authors

Youngseok Kwak¹, Man Kyu Choi¹, Ki Hong Kim¹, Jae Hoon Cho²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Neurosurgery, Daegu Catholic University College of Medicine, Daegu, Republic of Korea.
² Department of Neurosurgery, Daegu Catholic University College of Medicine, Daegu, Republic of Korea. Electronic address: fhjhcho@cu.ac.kr.

PMID: 30879713
DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2019.01.017

Abstract

Congenital absence of the common carotid artery without separate origin of internal carotid artery and external carotid artery from the aortic arch is a very rare anomaly. A persistent proatlantal intersegmental artery into adult life is also a rare condition. We report a patient with the coexistence of such rare conditions who presented with cerebral infarctions and intracranial aneurysms.

Keywords: Agenesis; Aneurysm; Common carotid artery; Fetal intracranial artery.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Angiography, Digital Subtraction
Aortography / methods
Carotid Artery, Common / abnormalities*
Carotid Artery, Common / diagnostic imaging
Cerebral Angiography / methods
Cerebral Arteries / abnormalities*
Cerebral Arteries / diagnostic imaging
Cerebral Infarction / etiology
Computed Tomography Angiography
Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Endovascular Procedures / instrumentation
Female
Humans
Intracranial Aneurysm / diagnostic imaging
Intracranial Aneurysm / etiology*
Intracranial Aneurysm / surgery
Middle Aged
Treatment Outcome
Vascular Malformations / complications*
Vascular Malformations / diagnostic imaging