title: [Aberrant parapharyngeal internal carotid artery: a case series].
abstract: In this article, we report eight elderly cases who were diagnosed with aberrant internal carotid artery at the Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery of Başkent University Ankara Hospital. Three cases had dysphagia, two cases had foreign body sensation in the throat, one case had increased tinnitus, and one case had complaints of aspiration which was not previously reported in the literature and chocking sensation. One patient was asymptomatic. Five cases had kink form of aberrant parapharyngeal internal carotid artery, one case had tortuosity and one case had both tortuosity and kink form. In one case, internal carotid artery was in form of 90 degrees angle in the right side and S-shaped in the left side, which was not described in the classification.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Medical Faculty of Başkent University, 06490 Bahçelievler, Ankara, Turkey. sabuhicafarov@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Sabuhi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jafarov
authors.forename: Serhat
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: İnan
authors.forename: Erdinç
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Aydın
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000792:Angiography; D002343:Carotid Artery, Internal / Q000002:abnormalities*; D003680:Deglutition Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010614:Pharynx / Q000098:blood supply*; D014012:Tinnitus / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D054079:Vascular Malformations / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*