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Abnormal internal carotid artery morphology

MedGen UID:
348630
•Concept ID:
C1860488
•
Anatomical Abnormality
Synonyms: Abnormalities of the internal carotid artery; Internal carotid artery abnormalities
 
HPO: HP:3000062

Definition

An abnormality of an internal carotid artery. [from HPO]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Carotid-cavernous fistula: current concepts in aetiology, investigation, and management.
Henderson AD, Miller NR
Eye (Lond) 2018 Feb;32(2):164-172. Epub 2017 Nov 3 doi: 10.1038/eye.2017.240. PMID: 29099499Free PMC Article
An update on the diagnosis and treatment of adult Moyamoya disease taking into consideration controversial issues.
Kim JE, Jeon JS
Neurol Res 2014 May;36(5):407-16. Epub 2014 Mar 18 doi: 10.1179/1743132814Y.0000000351. PMID: 24641716
Dural carotid-cavernous fistulas: epidemiology, clinical presentation, and management.
Miller NR
Neurosurg Clin N Am 2012 Jan;23(1):179-92. doi: 10.1016/j.nec.2011.09.008. PMID: 22107868

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Carotid Artery Tortuosity and Internal Carotid Artery Plaque Composition.
Benson JC, Shahid A, Larson A, Brinjikji W, Nasr D, Saba L, Lanzino G, Savastano LE
Clin Neuroradiol 2023 Dec;33(4):1017-1021. Epub 2023 Jun 7 doi: 10.1007/s00062-023-01302-1. PMID: 37286876
Carotid-cavernous fistula: current concepts in aetiology, investigation, and management.
Henderson AD, Miller NR
Eye (Lond) 2018 Feb;32(2):164-172. Epub 2017 Nov 3 doi: 10.1038/eye.2017.240. PMID: 29099499Free PMC Article
Pure arterial malformations.
Brinjikji W, Cloft HJ, Flemming KD, Comelli S, Lanzino G
J Neurosurg 2018 Jul;129(1):91-99. Epub 2017 Sep 29 doi: 10.3171/2017.2.JNS1744. PMID: 28960150
Light-induced amaurosis fugax.
Kaiboriboon K, Piriyawat P, Selhorst JB
Am J Ophthalmol 2001 May;131(5):674-6. doi: 10.1016/s0002-9394(00)00874-6. PMID: 11336956
Moyamoya disease.
Fukui M, Kono S, Sueishi K, Ikezaki K
Neuropathology 2000 Sep;20 Suppl:S61-4. doi: 10.1046/j.1440-1789.2000.00300.x. PMID: 11037190

Diagnosis

Carotid-cavernous fistula: current concepts in aetiology, investigation, and management.
Henderson AD, Miller NR
Eye (Lond) 2018 Feb;32(2):164-172. Epub 2017 Nov 3 doi: 10.1038/eye.2017.240. PMID: 29099499Free PMC Article
Congenital absence of the bilateral internal carotid artery: a review of the associated (ab)normalities from a newborn status to the eighth decade of life.
Vasović L, Trandafilović M, Vlajković S, Radenković G
Childs Nerv Syst 2018 Jan;34(1):35-49. Epub 2017 Oct 23 doi: 10.1007/s00381-017-3629-1. PMID: 29063266
Internal carotid artery agenesis: A case report and review of literature.
Li S, Hooda K, Gupta N, Kumar Y
Neuroradiol J 2017 Apr;30(2):186-191. Epub 2017 Jan 1 doi: 10.1177/1971400917692162. PMID: 28424012Free PMC Article
Trigeminal artery: a review of normal and pathological features.
Vasović L, Jovanović I, Ugrenović S, Vlajković S, Jovanović P, Stojanović V
Childs Nerv Syst 2012 Jan;28(1):33-46. Epub 2011 Nov 10 doi: 10.1007/s00381-011-1622-7. PMID: 22071960
Light-induced amaurosis fugax.
Kaiboriboon K, Piriyawat P, Selhorst JB
Am J Ophthalmol 2001 May;131(5):674-6. doi: 10.1016/s0002-9394(00)00874-6. PMID: 11336956

Therapy

Radiation-Induced Macrovessel/Microvessel Disease.
Abe JI, Allen BG, Beyer AM, Lewandowski D, Mapuskar KA, Subramanian V, Tamplin MR, Grumbach IM
Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 2024 Dec;44(12):2407-2415. Epub 2024 Oct 24 doi: 10.1161/ATVBAHA.124.319866. PMID: 39445428
Congenital internal carotid artery hypoplasia: Case report.
Hou D, Mei Y, Ji Y, Wu H, Zhang H, Sun Z, Li W, Li B, Ren C, Guan L, Liu C
Medicine (Baltimore) 2019 Jan;98(1):e13986. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000013986. PMID: 30608441Free PMC Article
Carotid Stent Fracture from Stylocarotid Syndrome.
Hooker JD, Joyner DA, Farley EP, Khan M
J Radiol Case Rep 2016 Jun;10(6):1-8. Epub 2016 Jun 30 doi: 10.3941/jrcr.v10i6.1618. PMID: 27761179Free PMC Article
Carotid artery dissection following adenoidectomy.
Garg A, Singh Y, Singh P, Goel G, Bhuyan S
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2016 Mar;82:98-101. Epub 2016 Jan 16 doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2015.12.017. PMID: 26857324
Light-induced amaurosis fugax.
Kaiboriboon K, Piriyawat P, Selhorst JB
Am J Ophthalmol 2001 May;131(5):674-6. doi: 10.1016/s0002-9394(00)00874-6. PMID: 11336956

Prognosis

Carotid Artery Tortuosity and Internal Carotid Artery Plaque Composition.
Benson JC, Shahid A, Larson A, Brinjikji W, Nasr D, Saba L, Lanzino G, Savastano LE
Clin Neuroradiol 2023 Dec;33(4):1017-1021. Epub 2023 Jun 7 doi: 10.1007/s00062-023-01302-1. PMID: 37286876
Trigeminal artery: a review of normal and pathological features.
Vasović L, Jovanović I, Ugrenović S, Vlajković S, Jovanović P, Stojanović V
Childs Nerv Syst 2012 Jan;28(1):33-46. Epub 2011 Nov 10 doi: 10.1007/s00381-011-1622-7. PMID: 22071960
Orbital vascular anatomy.
Hayreh SS
Eye (Lond) 2006 Oct;20(10):1130-44. doi: 10.1038/sj.eye.6702377. PMID: 17019411
Moyamoya disease.
Fukui M, Kono S, Sueishi K, Ikezaki K
Neuropathology 2000 Sep;20 Suppl:S61-4. doi: 10.1046/j.1440-1789.2000.00300.x. PMID: 11037190
Ocular ischemic syndrome.
Mizener JB, Podhajsky P, Hayreh SS
Ophthalmology 1997 May;104(5):859-64. doi: 10.1016/s0161-6420(97)30221-8. PMID: 9160035

Clinical prediction guides

Radiation-Induced Macrovessel/Microvessel Disease.
Abe JI, Allen BG, Beyer AM, Lewandowski D, Mapuskar KA, Subramanian V, Tamplin MR, Grumbach IM
Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 2024 Dec;44(12):2407-2415. Epub 2024 Oct 24 doi: 10.1161/ATVBAHA.124.319866. PMID: 39445428
The clinical presentation and collateral pathway development of congenital absence of the internal carotid artery.
Zhang P, Wang Z, Yu FX, Lv H, Liu XH, Feng WH, Ma J, Yang ZH, Wang ZC
J Vasc Surg 2018 Oct;68(4):1054-1061. Epub 2018 May 19 doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2018.01.043. PMID: 29789216
Aberrant Internal Carotid Artery in the Tympanic Cavity.
Yanmaz R, Okuyucu Ş, Burakgazi G, Bayaroğullari H
J Craniofac Surg 2016 Nov;27(8):2001-2003. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000003080. PMID: 28005742
Beyond the Bifurcation: There Is More to Cerebrovascular Ultrasound Than Internal Carotid Artery Stenosis!
Deurdulian C, Emmanuel N, Tchelepi H, Grant EG, Malhi H
Ultrasound Q 2016 Sep;32(3):224-40. doi: 10.1097/RUQ.0000000000000184. PMID: 26588099
Tortuous internal carotid artery presenting as a pharyngeal mass.
Hosokawa S, Mineta H
J Laryngol Otol 2010 Sep;124(9):1033-6. Epub 2010 Mar 11 doi: 10.1017/S0022215110000368. PMID: 20219146

Recent systematic reviews

ICA agenesis with transcavernous anastomosis: a systematic review.
Chaudhary RK, Groskreutz D, Gupta E, Baghdadi Y, Smith S, Sapire J
Surg Radiol Anat 2023 Jun;45(6):777-786. Epub 2023 Mar 11 doi: 10.1007/s00276-023-03117-8. PMID: 36899092
Congenital absence of internal carotid artery with intercavernous anastomosis: Case report and systematic review of the literature.
Oz II, Serifoglu I, Yazgan O, Erdem Z
Interv Neuroradiol 2016 Aug;22(4):473-80. Epub 2016 Apr 18 doi: 10.1177/1591019916641317. PMID: 27091873Free PMC Article
Carotid rete mirabile associated with subarachnoid hemorrhage from intracranial aneurysm: A case report and systematic review.
Paschoal EH, Yamaki VN, Júnior FM, Piske RL, Teixeira MJ, Bor-Seng-Shu E
Interv Neuroradiol 2015 Feb;21(1):55-60. doi: 10.15274/inr-2014-10107. PMID: 25934776Free PMC Article
Cerebral aneurysms with intrasellar extension: a systematic review of clinical, anatomical, and treatment characteristics.
Hanak BW, Zada G, Nayar VV, Thiex R, Du R, Day AL, Laws ER
J Neurosurg 2012 Jan;116(1):164-78. Epub 2011 Nov 4 doi: 10.3171/2011.9.JNS11380. PMID: 22054212
Internal carotid aplasia/hypoplasia and intracranial saccular aneurysms: series of three new cases and systematic review of the literature.
Zink WE, Komotar RJ, Meyers PM
J Neuroimaging 2007 Apr;17(2):141-7. doi: 10.1111/j.1552-6569.2007.00092.x. PMID: 17441835

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