A variant of the floor of the carotid canal.
325 skulls were investigated in the present study. The absence of the floor of the carotid canal was found in only one skull, a condition which makes the internal carotid artery vulnerable during a surgical approach to this region.
Sharma
P K
PK
Department of Anatomy, K. G's Medical College, Lucknow, India.
Lakhtakia
P K
PK
Bisaria
K K
KK
D002343:Carotid Artery, Internal / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D006801:Humans; D012886:Skull / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D013701:Temporal Bone / Q000033:anatomy & histology