title: A variant of the floor of the carotid canal.
abstract: 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.
authors: Department of Anatomy, K. G's Medical College, Lucknow, India.
authors: P K
authors: PK
authors: Sharma
authors: P K
authors: PK
authors: Lakhtakia
authors: K K
authors: KK
authors: Bisaria
mesh_terms: D002343:Carotid Artery, Internal / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D006801:Humans; D012886:Skull / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D013701:Temporal Bone / Q000033:anatomy & histology