title: Gunshot wound to the area of a congenitally absent internal carotid artery: case report.
abstract: We present the case of a patient who sustained a gunshot wound in very close proximity to the left external carotid artery. The bullet was located exactly over the typical location of the internal carotid artery. Total agenesis of the internal carotid artery, a rare anomaly, was differentiated from thrombosis of the internal carotid artery.
authors: Department of Radiology, State University of New York Health Science Center, Brooklyn.
authors: M M
authors: MM
authors: Herskowitz
authors: D
authors: D
authors: Lefton
authors: S J
authors: SJ
authors: Sclafani
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002341:Carotid Artery Thrombosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002343:Carotid Artery, Internal / Q000002:abnormalities*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009333:Neck / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D019838:Neck Injuries; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging