title: Successful carotid endarterectomy in a patient with an aberrant branch from the common carotid artery.
abstract: We report a patient who had an 80% asymptomatic stenosis in the distal right common carotid artery with an incidental finding of an aberrant branch arising from the right common carotid artery. He underwent an elective right carotid endarterectomy with an uneventful recovery. This is the first case in the literature of a successful endarterectomy in a patient with a common carotid anomaly and it emphasises the importance of careful dissection for unexpected anatomy.
authors.affiliation: Division of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Hong Kong Medical Centre, Queen Mary Hospital, Pokfulam, Hong Kong. ycchan88@hkucc.hku.hk
authors.forename: Y C
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Chan
authors.forename: W H
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Wong
authors.forename: S W
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Cheng
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D017536:Carotid Artery, Common / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D016893:Carotid Stenosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D016894:Endarterectomy, Carotid; D006801:Humans; D033162:Incidental Findings; D008297:Male; D013961:Thyroid Gland / Q000098:blood supply