title: Bilateral aberrant internal carotid arteries with bilateral persistent stapedial arteries and bilateral duplicated internal carotid arteries.
abstract: A 5-year-old boy was evaluated for a left retrotympanic mass found at otoscopy. Subsequent petrous bone CT and MR angiographic examinations demonstrated bilateral aberrant internal carotid, bilateral stapedial artery persistence, and bilateral duplicated internal carotid arteries. Imaging findings and their clinical relevance are discussed. A second case of unilateral aberrant internal carotid artery with a persistent stapedial artery is included for comparison.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA.
authors.forename: John D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Roll
authors.forename: Martin A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Urban
authors.forename: Theodore C
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Larson
authors.forename: Philippe
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gailloud
authors.forename: Pradeep
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Jacob
authors.forename: H Ric
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: Harnsberger
mesh_terms: D002343:Carotid Artery, Internal / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000473:pathology; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004292:Dominance, Cerebral / Q000502:physiology*; D004432:Ear, Middle / Q000098:blood supply; D005260:Female; D006319:Hearing Loss, Sensorineural / Q000151:congenital / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D007089:Image Enhancement; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional; D002538:Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations / Q000175:diagnosis*; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography; D008297:Male; D010033:Otitis Media / Q000175:diagnosis; D038781:Otoscopy; D010579:Petrous Bone / Q000473:pathology; D013198:Stapedius / Q000098:blood supply*; D014012:Tinnitus / Q000151:congenital / Q000175:diagnosis; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed