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 in | Surgical and radiologic anatomy (English ed.) Vol. 35; no. 5; pp. 449 - 450 |
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Main Authors | , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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Paris
Springer-Verlag
01.07.2013
Springer Nature B.V |
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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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Bibliography: | ObjectType-Case Study-2 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-4 content type line 23 ObjectType-Report-1 ObjectType-Article-3 |
ISSN: | 0930-1038 1279-8517 |
DOI: | 10.1007/s00276-012-1047-3 |