Right and left common carotid arteries arising from the branchiocephalic, a rare variation of the aortic arch.
10.5115/acb.2018.51.3.215
- Author:
Eleni PANAGOULI
1
;
Gregory TSOUCALAS
;
Theodoros PAPAIOANNOU
;
Aliki FISKA
;
Dionysios VENIERATOS
;
Panagiotis SKANDALAKIS
Author Information
1. Department of Anatomy, Democritus University of Thrace, Alexandroupolis, Greece.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Aortic arch variations;
Common carotid arteries;
Brachiocephalic trunk;
Common origin;
Anonymous
- MeSH:
Angiography;
Aorta, Thoracic*;
Arteries;
Brachiocephalic Trunk;
Carotid Artery, Common*
- From:Anatomy & Cell Biology
2018;51(3):215-217
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
The aortic arch may present a plethora of anatomical variations, which my cause a cluster of complications in interventional procedures in surgery and angiography. We present a rare case of a common origin of both the common carotids arteries from the brachiocephalic trunk (anonymous artery), with the left common carotid artery emerging from the initial portion of it, forming a small common trunk. The great importance towards an excellent knowledge of the topographical aortic arch anatomy is stressed out.
