Agenesis of the left internal carotid artery associated with coarctation of the aorta: report on an unusual case.
An unusual association of agenesis of the left internal carotid artery and coarctation of the aorta is reported. There was also an aneurysm of the thoracic aorta distal to the coarctation. The subclavian artery was obstructed and revascularization occurred through the vertebral artery via anastomoses with the occipital artery. An embryological hypothesis for this association is proposed.
Verdeille
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Département de Radiologie Cardio-Vasculaire, Centre Cardiologique du Nord, Saint Denis, France.
Tonnelier
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Ghossain
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Besse
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Buy
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D000368:Aged; D000792:Angiography; D001017:Aortic Coarctation / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002343:Carotid Artery, Internal / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013382:Subtraction Technique