Unilateral agenesis of the internal carotid artery

Fernando López-Álvarez; M A Jesús Bernardo-Corte; Justo R Gómez-Martínez; Carlos Suárez-Nieto

doi:10.1016/j.otorri.2010.11.010

Unilateral agenesis of the internal carotid artery

Acta Otorrinolaringol Esp. 2012 Jan-Feb;63(1):72-4. doi: 10.1016/j.otorri.2010.11.010. Epub 2011 Feb 1.

[Article in English, Spanish]

Authors

Fernando López-Álvarez¹, M A Jesús Bernardo-Corte, Justo R Gómez-Martínez, Carlos Suárez-Nieto

Affiliation

¹ Servicio de Otorrinolaringología, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Principado de Asturias, España. flopez_1981@yahoo.es

PMID: 21288497
DOI: 10.1016/j.otorri.2010.11.010

Abstract

Unilateral agenesis of the internal carotid artery (ICA) is an extremely rare anomaly. Diagnosis is often incidental in a radiological examination. Recognition of this anomaly has important clinical implications because other life-threatening conditions can be associated and it must be taken into account when planning carotid surgery. We report a case of 64-year-old man with agenesis of the ICA.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Carotid Artery, Internal / abnormalities*
Carotid Artery, Internal / diagnostic imaging*
Humans
Incidental Findings
Male
Middle Aged
Tomography, X-Ray Computed