title: Unilateral agenesis of the internal carotid artery.
abstract: Unilateral agenesis of the internal carotid artery (ICA) is an extremely rare anomaly. Diagnosis is often incidental in a radiological examination. Recognition of this anomaly has important clinical implications because other life-threatening conditions can be associated and it must be taken into account when planning carotid surgery. We report a case of 64-year-old man with agenesis of the ICA.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Otorrinolaringología, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Principado de Asturias, España. flopez_1981@yahoo.es
authors.forename: Fernando
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: López-Álvarez
authors.forename: M A Jesús
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Bernardo-Corte
authors.forename: Justo R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Gómez-Martínez
authors.forename: Carlos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Suárez-Nieto
mesh_terms: D002343:Carotid Artery, Internal / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D033162:Incidental Findings; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed