Aberrant retropharyngeal (submucosal) internal carotid artery: an under-recognized, clinically significant variant

We present a case of a 71-year-old woman who was incidentally found to have aberrant retropharyngeal internal carotid artery, lying very close to the pharyngeal mucosa, on imaging. Radiologists, otolaryngologists and anaesthetists should be aware of this clinically significant variant which can resu...

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Published inSurgical and radiologic anatomy (English ed.) Vol. 35; no. 5; pp. 449 - 450
Main Authors Srinivasan, Sivasubramanian, Ali, Syed Zama, Chwan, Lim Tze
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Paris Springer-Verlag 01.07.2013
Springer Nature B.V
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Anatomic Variation
Anatomic Variations
Anatomy
Carotid Artery, Internal - anatomy & histology
Clinical trials
Female
Hemorrhage
Humans
Imaging
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Oropharynx - anatomy & histology
Orthopedics
Radiology
Surgery
Veins & arteries
Oropharynx
Aberrant ICA
Bleeding
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Summary:We present a case of a 71-year-old woman who was incidentally found to have aberrant retropharyngeal internal carotid artery, lying very close to the pharyngeal mucosa, on imaging. Radiologists, otolaryngologists and anaesthetists should be aware of this clinically significant variant which can result in life-threatening bleeding during procedures in the oral cavity or oropharynx.
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ISSN:0930-1038
1279-8517
DOI:10.1007/s00276-012-1047-3