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- Title
Diagnosing Common Carotid Artery Agenesis Using Duplex Ultrasound.
- Authors
Wood, Emily A.; Malgor, Rafael D.; Labropoulos, Nicos
- Abstract
The complete absence of a common carotid artery, also known as common carotid artery (CCA) agenesis, is a well-described yet extremely rare congenital anomaly. Most carotid system anomalies are related to origins of the external or internal carotid arteries. All such anomalies are typically asymptomatic unless associated with a concomitant arterial lesion that results in a workup for symptomatic intracerebral pathology or a focal neurological deficit. The literature is scant on the topic, being limited to singular case reports. We report 3 cases of CCA agenesis and provide the readers with insightful data on the available literature.
- Subjects
CAROTID artery abnormalities; CARDIOVASCULAR system abnormalities; DIZZINESS; ISCHEMIA; DESCRIPTIVE statistics
- Publication
Vascular & Endovascular Surgery, 2011, Vol 45, Issue 8, p727
- ISSN
1538-5744
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/1538574411418013