Bilateral thoracic bifurcation of the common carotid artery associated with Klippel-Feil anomaly

AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2000 May;21(5):941-4.

Abstract

We report the case of a 72-year-old man with bilateral intrathoracic carotid bifurcations associated with a Klippel-Feil anomaly. The left and right carotid bifurcations were located at levels corresponding to the second and fourth thoracic vertebrae, respectively. A possible association between low carotid bifurcation and the Klippel-Feil anomaly is suggested.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aortography
  • Carotid Artery, Common / abnormalities*
  • Carotid Artery, Common / diagnostic imaging
  • Cervical Vertebrae / blood supply
  • Humans
  • Klippel-Feil Syndrome / diagnostic imaging*
  • Male
  • Spinal Fusion
  • Thoracic Vertebrae / blood supply
  • Vertebrobasilar Insufficiency / diagnostic imaging
  • Vertebrobasilar Insufficiency / surgery