[A possible cause of snoring: bilateral tortuosity of the internal carotid artery].
Tortuosity of the internal carotid artery affecting the pharyngeal wall is a rare anomaly, and bilateral tortuosity is even rarer. A 55-year-old male patient presented with a complaint of snoring. On physical examination, there was bulging and bilateral pulsation in the oropharyngeal wall, narrowing the passage and extending to the hypopharynx. Magnetic resonance angiography showed bilateral tortuosity of the internal carotid artery, which was thought to contribute to snoring.
Eyibilen
Ahmet
A
Department of Otolaryngology, Medicine Faculty of Gaziosmanpaşa University, Tokat, Turkey. aeyibilen@yahoo.com
Baykara
Murat
M
Ozbay
Ahmet Sacid
AS
D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000209:etiology*; D002340:Carotid Artery Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D002343:Carotid Artery, Internal / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010614:Pharynx / Q000473:pathology*; D012307:Risk Factors; D012913:Snoring / Q000209:etiology*