Agenesis of the internal carotid artery with intercavernous anastomosis

R B Midkiff; M W Boykin; D R McFarland; J A Bauman

Agenesis of the internal carotid artery with intercavernous anastomosis

AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 1995 Jun-Jul;16(6):1356-9.

Authors

R B Midkiff¹, M W Boykin, D R McFarland, J A Bauman

Affiliation

¹ Department of Radiology, Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio, Tex., USA.

PMID: 7677040
PMCID: PMC8337827

Abstract

We report a case of unilateral agenesis of the internal carotid artery with intercavernous anastomosis, a rare development anomaly. MR and carotid ultrasound, in association with clinical awareness, can be used to diagnose this condition.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Carotid Artery, Internal / abnormalities*
Cavernous Sinus / abnormalities*
Cerebral Angiography
Dominance, Cerebral / physiology
Humans
Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations / diagnosis*
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Ultrasonography, Doppler, Transcranial