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| Year : 2015 | Volume
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Ascending pharyngeal artery arising from a hypoplastic internal carotid artery
Charif A Sidani1, Rami Sulaiman2, Amr Rahal3, Danea J Campbell1
1 Department of Radiology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, Fl 33136, USA
2 Department of Radiology, Cairo University Faculty of Medicine, Cairo, Egypt
3 School of Medicine, Saba University School of Medicine, Saba, Dutch Caribbean, Netherlands
Correspondence Address:
Charif A Sidani
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Jackson Memorial Hospital, 1611 NW 12 Avenue, WW 279, Miami, Fl 33136
USA
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DOI: 10.4103/2231-0770.160251
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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. |
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