Abstract |
Congenital vascular variants involving the temporal bones are rare. Awareness of these variants is important as they may mimic glomus tumors or complicate middle ear surgery. We present a case of a persistent stapedial artery associated with an aberrant carotid artery in the left temporal bone, which is highlighted in computed tomography imaging findings. We further discuss a possible relationship between hypoplasia of the A1 segment of the anterior cerebral artery and this congenital variant.
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Authors | Irfan Celebi, Aysel Oz, Hakan Yildirim, Hilal Bankeroglu, Muzaffer Basak |
Journal | Surgical and radiologic anatomy : SRA
(Surg Radiol Anat)
Vol. 34
Issue 7
Pg. 665-70
(Sep 2012)
ISSN: 1279-8517 [Electronic] Germany |
PMID | 22139417
(Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
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Topics |
- Anterior Cerebral Artery
(pathology)
- Carotid Artery, Internal
(abnormalities)
- Child
- Female
- Headache
- Humans
- Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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