Left Internal Carotid Artery Arising from the Right Cavernous Internal Carotid Artery: A Case Report

Anatomical variations involving the internal carotid artery are uncommon. Herein, we present a very rare origin of the internal carotid artery. An adult female presented to the emergency department after falling. Imaging revealed that the left internal carotid artery arose from the contralateral cav...

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Published inCurēus (Palo Alto, CA) Vol. 9; no. 10; p. e1807
Main Authors Wilson, Charlotte, Wang, Bill H, Iwanaga, Joe, Patel, Akil, Bentley, Josh, Tubbs, R Shane, Patel, Akshal S
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Cureus Inc 27.10.2017
Cureus
Subjects
Aneurysms
Cardiac/Thoracic/Vascular Surgery
Carotid arteries
Case reports
Medical imaging
Neurosurgery
NMR
Nuclear magnetic resonance
Radiology
Veins & arteries
abnormality
collateral circulation
internal carotid artery
agenesis
anastomosis
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Summary:Anatomical variations involving the internal carotid artery are uncommon. Herein, we present a very rare origin of the internal carotid artery. An adult female presented to the emergency department after falling. Imaging revealed that the left internal carotid artery arose from the contralateral cavernous segment of the internal carotid artery. Such a variation should be kept in mind by radiologists and surgeons who interpret and operate in this area, respectively.
ISSN:2168-8184
2168-8184
DOI:10.7759/cureus.1807