Asymptomatic Non-Bifurcating Carotid Artery

Lourenco, Pedro; Heran, Manraj K.S.

doi:10.15274/nrj-2014-10062

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“…These features support the hypothesis that an NBCA develops from agenesis of the proximal ICA, with an anastomosis of the distal ECA and ICA. In addition, the intracranial course of most NBCAs resembles that of a typical distal ICA, which is developed from segments distal to the second dorsal aortic root [ 3 , 6 – 8 ]. Thus, we considered the possibility that the NBCA develops typical aortic roots distal to the second aortic arch.…”

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Nonbifurcating Carotid Artery: A Case Report with a Review of Embryogenesis

Lai

2018

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Patient: Male, 66Final Diagnosis: Nonbifurcating carotid arterySymptoms: No symptomsMedication: —Clinical Procedure: —Specialty: NeurologyObjective:Congenital defects/diseasesBackground:Vascular anomalies of the carotid vessels can be attributed to false embryogenesis. A rare variant called a nonbifurcating carotid artery (NBCA) exists, where typical carotid bifurcation is not recognizable with its typical branches of the external carotid artery (ECA) and internal carotid artery (ICA). This paper describes a case of this anomaly and reviews the embryogenesis of the carotid arteries for explanation.Case Report:A 66-year-old man received a routine health examination at our hospital. Initial carotid ultrasound indicated an absence of bifurcation in the right cervical carotid artery, and magnetic resonance imaging of the brain indicated an absence of the proximal cervical segment of the right ICA, with a remnant arterial stump at the expected bifurcation level. No evidence of the carotid bulb was identified. The common carotid artery seemed to continue cranially in the trunk of the ECA, where it exhibited extracranial branches. After distributing these branches, the carotid artery coursed medially at the C2 level, where it ascended into the carotid canal to become the petrosal segment of the ICA. This carotid anomaly was labelled an NBCA. No aberrant intracranial arteries were derived from the NBCA in this case.Conclusions:In this case, the arterial stump was considered a remnant from agenesis of the right ICA. We assumed that the NBCA most likely developed because of false regression of the third embryogenic aortic arch with persistence of the second aortic arch.

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“…Thus, we considered the possibility that the NBCA develops typical aortic roots distal to the second aortic arch. Some cases have described NBCAs without aortic stumps ( Table 1 ) [ 4 , 8 , 9 ]. Therefore, we suspected that the starting point of the regression in the third aortic arch might have been different in these cases.…”

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Nonbifurcating Carotid Artery: A Case Report with a Review of Embryogenesis

Lai

2018

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Stenting for Middle Cerebral Artery Stenosis Associated with a Nonbifurcating Cervical Carotid Artery: Case Report and Naming Consideration

Yuan

Duan

et al. 2019

World Neurosurgery

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Nonbifurcating carotid artery—embryological scrutiny, intriguing associations, and review of literature

Jain,

Malik

et al. 2023

Interv Neuroradiol

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Nonbifurcating carotid is quite a rare anatomical variant of carotid anatomy. The embryology of carotid development is more intricate and convoluted than is presently known. This case report finds an unusual case of a nonbifurcating carotid artery whose embryological basis cannot be explained by popular prevalent theories. It also stresses about an abundance of case reports from East Asia on this topic, to the best of the authors’ knowledge. The formation of atherosclerotic plaque requires more than abnormal fluid hemodynamic, which has been briefly pointed out.

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Asymptomatic Non-Bifurcating Carotid Artery

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Cited by 7 publications

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Nonbifurcating Carotid Artery: A Case Report with a Review of Embryogenesis

Nonbifurcating Carotid Artery: A Case Report with a Review of Embryogenesis

Stenting for Middle Cerebral Artery Stenosis Associated with a Nonbifurcating Cervical Carotid Artery: Case Report and Naming Consideration

Nonbifurcating carotid artery—embryological scrutiny, intriguing associations, and review of literature

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