Bilateral hypoplasia of the internal carotid artery and ectasia of the internal jugular vein

Eleni Georgiadi; Georgia Papavasileiou; George S Sfyroeras

doi:10.1016/j.jvscit.2023.101252

Bilateral hypoplasia of the internal carotid artery and ectasia of the internal jugular vein

J Vasc Surg Cases Innov Tech. 2023 Aug 18;9(4):101252. doi: 10.1016/j.jvscit.2023.101252. eCollection 2023 Dec.

Authors

Eleni Georgiadi^{1

2

3}, Georgia Papavasileiou², George S Sfyroeras¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Vascular Surgery, University of Athens Medical School, Attikon University Hospital, Athens, Greece.
² Second Department of Radiology, University of Athens Medical School, Attikon University Hospital, Athens, Greece.
³ Department of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece.

Abstract

Hypoplasia of the internal carotid artery and internal jugular vein ectasia are rare congenital abnormalities, whose diagnosis and treatment are not uniformly described. A 32-year-old neurologically asymptomatic woman with renal failure had a carotid artery duplex ultrasound scan as part of an evaluation for renal transplantation and was found to have bilateral internal carotid artery hypoplasia. Computed tomography angiography confirmed congenital bilateral internal carotid artery stenosis and left internal jugular vein ectasia. She had no neurologic deficits. She underwent antiplatelet treatment.

Keywords: Collateral circulation; Computed tomography angiography; Congenital hypoplasia; Internal carotid artery; Internal jugular vein ectasia.

Publication types

Case Reports