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Submission No - 950311 OTPP01 |
Bilateral Internal carotid artery agenesis as a rare cause of
pulsatile tinnitus: A case report |
PRVET KORFEZ HOSPITAL,ENT DEPARTMENT,ENT SPESIALIST,OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGIST |
AYNUR ALIYEVA
, RAUF NASIROV, OZLEM YAGIZ , IDRIS IRMAK, ZIYA KARIMOV
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Abstract
Bilateral Congenital agenesis of the internal carotid artery is a
very rare anomaly. Intracranial circulation in the involved
internal
carotid artery territory is maintained by collateral circulation
from
the contralateral internal carotid artery through the anterior
communicating artery and from the vertebrobasilar system through
the
posterior communicating artery. People with this abnormality
asymptomatic for many years. However, patients may also present
with
pulsatile tinnitus, headache or blurred vision, or rarely with
ischemic stroke or subarachnoid hemorrhage. Diagnosis is usually
incidental with the performance of carotid artery Doppler
ultrasonography or cervical/cranial magnetic resonance imaging
owing
to other symptoms. We report on a case of bilateral internal
carotid
artery agenesis with pulsatile tinnitus lasting 5 years,other
clinical presentation and imaging findings.
Keywords: Agenesis, Internal carotid artery
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