title: [Aplasia of the internal carotid. A clinical case report].
abstract: Among the anomalies of internal carotid artery, agenesis and aplasia recur with a low rate: only about sixty cases are reported in literature. We observed a case of aplasia of the left internal carotid in a 49 year old male suffering from hypertension and showing cerebro-vascular symptoms due to TSA pathology: it was studied with arterial angiography and duplex scanner. The angiographic examination raised a suspicion of left internal carotid thrombosis; on the contrary the duplex scanner revealed a correct diagnosis of carotid aplasia.
authors.affiliation: Clinica Chirurgica Generale e Terapia Chirurgica, Università degli Studi di Ferrara.
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Taddia
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Mascoli
authors.forename: G F
authors.initials: GF
authors.lastname: Vettorello
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Occhionorelli
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Fiorentini
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Donini
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Anania
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Bresadola
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Navarra
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Gresta
mesh_terms: D015901:Angiography, Digital Subtraction; D002343:Carotid Artery, Internal / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014463:Ultrasonography
vernacular_title: Aplasia della carotide interna. Descrizione di un caso clinico.