Bilateral aberrant internal carotid arteries with bilateral persistent stapedial arteries and bilateral duplicated internal carotid arteries

John D Roll; Martin A Urban; Theodore C Larson 3rd; Philippe Gailloud; Pradeep Jacob; H Ric Harnsberger

Bilateral aberrant internal carotid arteries with bilateral persistent stapedial arteries and bilateral duplicated internal carotid arteries

AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2003 Apr;24(4):762-5.

Authors

John D Roll¹, Martin A Urban, Theodore C Larson 3rd, Philippe Gailloud, Pradeep Jacob, H Ric Harnsberger

Affiliation

¹ Department of Radiology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA.

PMID: 12695219
PMCID: PMC8148656

Abstract

A 5-year-old boy was evaluated for a left retrotympanic mass found at otoscopy. Subsequent petrous bone CT and MR angiographic examinations demonstrated bilateral aberrant internal carotid, bilateral stapedial artery persistence, and bilateral duplicated internal carotid arteries. Imaging findings and their clinical relevance are discussed. A second case of unilateral aberrant internal carotid artery with a persistent stapedial artery is included for comparison.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Carotid Artery, Internal / abnormalities*
Carotid Artery, Internal / pathology
Cerebral Angiography*
Child, Preschool
Diagnosis, Differential
Dominance, Cerebral / physiology*
Ear, Middle / blood supply
Female
Hearing Loss, Sensorineural / congenital
Hearing Loss, Sensorineural / diagnosis
Humans
Image Enhancement*
Image Processing, Computer-Assisted*
Imaging, Three-Dimensional*
Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations / diagnosis*
Magnetic Resonance Angiography*
Male
Otitis Media / diagnosis
Otoscopy
Petrous Bone / pathology
Stapedius / blood supply*
Tinnitus / congenital
Tinnitus / diagnosis
Tomography, X-Ray Computed*