Superior bronchial artery arising from the left common carotid artery: embryology and clinical considerations.
A bronchial artery arising from the left common carotid artery was incidentally documented during cerebral angiography in a 64-year-old patient. This variant can be understood as the adult persistence of a primitive bronchial branch arising from the third branchial arch. It represents a potential pitfall for the identification and treatment of the bleeding source in patients with hemoptysis.
Gailloud
Philippe
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Division of Interventional Neuroradiology, The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, 600 North Wolfe Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21287, USA. phg@jhmi.edu
Albayram
Sait
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Heck
Don V
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Murphy
Kieran J
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Fasel
Jean H D
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D015901:Angiography, Digital Subtraction; D001981:Bronchial Arteries / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000196:embryology; D017536:Carotid Artery, Common / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000196:embryology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged