Co-existence of persistent primitive trigeminal artery and another primitive carotid-basilar anastomosis associated with segmental agenesis of the ipsilateral internal carotid artery: a case report

Co-existence of persistent primitive trigeminal artery and another primitive carotid-basilar anastomosis associated with segmental agenesis of the ipsilateral internal carotid artery: a case report

Abstract Background Embryologically, the internal carotid artery (ICA) is comprised of seven segments, any of which may be absent. We presented a very rare case of a well-preserved persistent primitive trigeminal artery (PTA), serving as a collateral pathway to the distal internal carotid artery ter...

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Main Authors: Kenyu Hayashi, Akihito Hashiguchi, Koichi Moroki, Hajime Tokuda, Shigetoshi Yano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2018-05-01
Series:Egyptian Journal of Neurosurgery
Subjects:
Internal carotid artery
Primitive carotid-basilar anastomosis
Primitive trigeminal artery
Segmental agenesis
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41984-018-0005-8

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