Variability in the position of the retropharyngeal internal carotid artery Journal Article
| Authors: | Gupta, A.; Shah, A. D.; Zhang, Z.; Phillips, C. D.; Young, R. J. |
| Article Title: | Variability in the position of the retropharyngeal internal carotid artery |
| Abstract: | The retropharyngeal internal carotid artery (ICA) is a well-described arterial anomaly with important implications for patients undergoing pharyngeal approach surgical procedures. Existing clinical and imaging classification schemes for a retropharyngeal ICA take into account arterial distance to the pharyngeal mucosal wall. We describe a case of mobility of a retropharyngeal ICA between short-interval imaging studies. The possibility of respiratory variability or other etiologies causing such changes in retropharyngeal carotid position have not been described previously. Our findings suggest that imaging findings from a single study alone may not be sufficient to confidently exclude this clinically significant arterial anomaly. Copyright © 2012 The American Laryngological, Rhinological, and Otological Society, Inc. |
| Keywords: | carotid artery; pharynx; mobility; retropharyngeal |
| Journal Title: | Laryngoscope |
| Volume: | 123 |
| Issue: | 2 |
| ISSN: | 0023-852X |
| Publisher: | Wiley Blackwell |
| Date Published: | 2013-01-01 |
| Start Page: | 401 |
| End Page: | 403 |
| Language: | English |
| DOI: | 10.1002/lary.23393 |
| PROVIDER: | scopus |
| PUBMED: | 22614949 |
| PMCID: | PMC4721920 |
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| Notes: | --- - "Export Date: 1 March 2013" - "CODEN: LARYA" - "Source: Scopus" |
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