title: Anomalous origin of right vertebral artery from right external carotid artery.
abstract: A 50 years old male was admitted with sub-arachnoid haemorrhage. Angiographic examination revealed an abnormal origin of the right vertebral artery from the right external carotid artery. Multiple variations in the origin of right vertebral artery have been reported in literatures. Anomalous origin of the right vertebral artery from the right external carotid artery has not been reported earlier.
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Liaquat National Postgraduate Medical Centre, Karachi. dr.sadaf@live.com
authors.forename: Sadaf
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nasir
authors.forename: Manzar
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hussain
authors.forename: Sikandar Ali
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Khan
authors.forename: Muhammad Ayub
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Mansoor
authors.forename: Salman
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sharif
mesh_terms: D002342:Carotid Artery, External / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery*; D002343:Carotid Artery, Internal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003399:Craniotomy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D014711:Vertebral Artery / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery*