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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Avicenna J Med 2015; 05(03): 98-100
DOI: 10.4103/2231-0770.160251
CASE REPORT

Ascending pharyngeal artery arising from a hypoplastic internal carotid artery

Charif A Sidani
Department of Radiology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, Fl 33136, USA
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Rami Sulaiman
Department of Radiology, Cairo University Faculty of Medicine, Cairo, Egypt
,
Amr Rahal
School of Medicine, Saba University School of Medicine, Saba, Dutch Caribbean, Netherlands
,
Danea J Campbell
Department of Radiology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, Fl 33136, USA
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Abstract

Normal vascular variants often have clinical/surgical significance and can be misinterpreted for pathology. We report a case ascending pharyngeal artery arising from a hypoplastic internal carotid artery. We provide clues to differentiate between dysgenesis and disease/thrombosis of the internal carotid artery.

Keywords

Carotid canal - dysgenesis of internal carotid artery - hypopharyngeal artery - vascular variants


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Article published online:
09 August 2021

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