Vascular response to the vasa vasorum in a carotid artery dissecting aneurysm.
Collateralization of a hemodynamically compromised internal carotid artery (ICA) by the vasa vasorum is rare. We report the serial radiologic findings of an apparent hypertrophied vasa vasorum of the cervical ICA, which was secondary to arterial dissection.
Baik
Seung Kug
SK
Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Mulgeum-eup Beomeo-ri, Yangsan, Korea, 626-770. skbaik9@gmail.com
Park
Jaechan
J
Kim
Gab Chul
GC
Lee
Tae Hong
TH
Kim
Yong Sun
YS
D002343:Carotid Artery, Internal / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D020215:Carotid Artery, Internal, Dissection / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D006801:Humans; D002532:Intracranial Aneurysm / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018919:Neovascularization, Physiologic / Q000502:physiology; D012008:Recurrence; D014651:Vasa Vasorum / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology*