title: Ascending pharyngeal artery arising from a hypoplastic internal carotid artery.
abstract: Normal vascular variants often have clinical/surgical significance and can be misinterpreted for pathology. We report a case ascending pharyngeal artery arising from a hypoplastic internal carotid artery. We provide clues to differentiate between dysgenesis and disease/thrombosis of the internal carotid artery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, Fl 33136, USA.
authors.forename: Charif A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Sidani
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Cairo University Faculty of Medicine, Cairo, Egypt.
authors.forename: Rami
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sulaiman
authors.affiliation: School of Medicine, Saba University School of Medicine, Saba, Dutch Caribbean, Netherlands.
authors.forename: Amr
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rahal
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, Fl 33136, USA.
authors.forename: Danea J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Campbell
keywords: Carotid canal; dysgenesis of internal carotid artery; hypopharyngeal artery; vascular variants