A rare congenital anastomosis between the vertebral artery and internal carotid artery.
A case of congenital anastomosis between the vertebral artery and internal carotid artery is presented. This rare anomaly was an incidental finding at cerebral angiography in a patient with a suspected ruptured cerebral aneurysm with subarachnoid hemorrhage.
Chan
Po N
PN
Department of Diagnostic Radiology and Organ Imaging, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong.
Yu
Simon C H
SC
Boet
Ronald
R
Poon
Wai S
WS
Ahuja
Anil T
AT
D000368:Aged; D002343:Carotid Artery, Internal / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D006801:Humans; D033162:Incidental Findings; D008297:Male; D013345:Subarachnoid Hemorrhage / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014711:Vertebral Artery / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging