Duplication of the internal carotid artery presenting with severe atherosclerotic stenosis

David K Kung; Wei Liu; Wendy R K Smoker; David M Hasan

doi:10.1016/j.jocn.2010.11.026

Duplication of the internal carotid artery presenting with severe atherosclerotic stenosis

J Clin Neurosci. 2011 Jul;18(7):982-3. doi: 10.1016/j.jocn.2010.11.026. Epub 2011 May 12.

Authors

David K Kung¹, Wei Liu, Wendy R K Smoker, David M Hasan

Affiliation

¹ Department of Neurosurgery, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, 200 Hawkins Drive Iowa City, IA 52242, Iowa, USA. [email protected]

PMID: 21570303
DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2010.11.026

Abstract

Duplication of the extracranial internal carotid artery is a rare anatomic variant. We present the first patient with unilateral duplication of the cervical internal carotid artery with severe stenosis. Stent-assisted percutaneous transluminal angioplasty was successfully performed to restore blood flow. We discuss the angiographic findings and endovascular treatment.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Aneurysm, Ruptured / complications
Aneurysm, Ruptured / therapy
Angioplasty
Atherosclerosis / complications
Atherosclerosis / surgery*
Carotid Artery, Internal / abnormalities*
Carotid Stenosis / complications
Carotid Stenosis / surgery*
Cerebral Angiography
Embolization, Therapeutic
Female
Humans
Intracranial Aneurysm / complications
Intracranial Aneurysm / therapy