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Abnormal carotid artery morphology

MedGen UID:
870754
•Concept ID:
C4025211
•
Anatomical Abnormality
Synonym: Abnormality of the carotid arteries
 
HPO: HP:0005344

Definition

Any structural abnormality of the carotid arteries, including the common carotid artery and its' arterial branches. [from HPO]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Neurosurgical management of vascular compression presenting as visual symptoms secondary to elongated styloid processes (Eagle syndrome).
Entezami P, Entezami P, Field NC, Nourollah-Zadeh E, Pinheiro-Neto CD, Dalfino JC
Br J Neurosurg 2024 Apr;38(2):523-526. Epub 2021 Aug 19 doi: 10.1080/02688697.2021.1921108. PMID: 35583046
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
Lesions of the petrous apex: diagnosis and management.
Isaacson B, Kutz JW, Roland PS
Otolaryngol Clin North Am 2007 Jun;40(3):479-519, viii. doi: 10.1016/j.otc.2007.03.003. PMID: 17544693

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Endoscopy-assisted surgical treatment of carotid artery kinking.
Lukyanchikov VA, Khasauov RK, Kordonskaya OO, Dalibaldyan VA, Senko IV
Khirurgiia (Mosk) 2020;(2):13-20. doi: 10.17116/hirurgia202002113. PMID: 32105251
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
Bovine aortic arch: clinical significance and hemodynamic evaluation.
Clerici G, Giulietti E, Babucci G, Chaoui R
J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med 2018 Sep;31(18):2381-2387. Epub 2017 Jul 4 doi: 10.1080/14767058.2017.1342807. PMID: 28614967
Structural and Functional Abnormalities of Carotid Artery and Their Relation with EVA Phenomenon.
Maloberti A, Meani P, Varrenti M, Giupponi L, Stucchi M, Vallerio P, Giannattasio C
High Blood Press Cardiovasc Prev 2015 Dec;22(4):373-9. Epub 2015 May 19 doi: 10.1007/s40292-015-0100-9. PMID: 25986075
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

Bilateral persistent hypoglossal arteries: a case report and literature review.
Ozawa M, Uchino A, Saito N, Maruyama H
Surg Radiol Anat 2019 Sep;41(9):1083-1085. Epub 2019 Apr 23 doi: 10.1007/s00276-019-02243-6. PMID: 31016350
Bovine aortic arch: clinical significance and hemodynamic evaluation.
Clerici G, Giulietti E, Babucci G, Chaoui R
J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med 2018 Sep;31(18):2381-2387. Epub 2017 Jul 4 doi: 10.1080/14767058.2017.1342807. PMID: 28614967
MDCT angiography of the major congenital anomalies of the extracranial arteries: pictorial review.
Saade C, Bourne R, Wilkinson M, Brennan PC
J Med Imaging Radiat Oncol 2013 Jun;57(3):321-8. Epub 2012 Sep 21 doi: 10.1111/j.1754-9485.2012.02447.x. PMID: 23721141
Middle ear carotid artery.
Abboud O, Saliba I
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2011 Feb;144(2):290-1. Epub 2010 Dec 23 doi: 10.1177/0194599810391589. PMID: 21493434
Aberrant carotid artery.
Biller JA, Linthicum FH Jr
Otol Neurotol 2002 May;23(3):407-8. doi: 10.1097/00129492-200205000-00031. PMID: 11981404

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
Polycystic ovary syndrome: a "risk-enhancing" factor for cardiovascular disease.
Guan C, Zahid S, Minhas AS, Ouyang P, Vaught A, Baker VL, Michos ED
Fertil Steril 2022 May;117(5):924-935. doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2022.03.009. PMID: 35512976
Ischemic Stroke in the Young.
Berkman SA, Song SS
Clin Appl Thromb Hemost 2021 Jan-Dec;27:10760296211002274. doi: 10.1177/10760296211002274. PMID: 33870763Free 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
Brain abscess.
West J Med 1974 Sep;121(3):207-19. PMID: 4606285Free PMC Article

Prognosis

Asymptomatic right internal carotid artery pseudoaneurysm and Eagle's syndrome.
Rocco R, Bower TC, Macedo TA, Kasperbauer J, Morris J, Mendes BC
J Vasc Surg 2022 Feb;75(2):695-696. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2021.02.016. PMID: 35067326
Bovine aortic arch: clinical significance and hemodynamic evaluation.
Clerici G, Giulietti E, Babucci G, Chaoui R
J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med 2018 Sep;31(18):2381-2387. Epub 2017 Jul 4 doi: 10.1080/14767058.2017.1342807. PMID: 28614967
Structural and Functional Abnormalities of Carotid Artery and Their Relation with EVA Phenomenon.
Maloberti A, Meani P, Varrenti M, Giupponi L, Stucchi M, Vallerio P, Giannattasio C
High Blood Press Cardiovasc Prev 2015 Dec;22(4):373-9. Epub 2015 May 19 doi: 10.1007/s40292-015-0100-9. PMID: 25986075
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

Clinical prediction guides

PARACENTRAL ACUTE MIDDLE MACULOPATHY AFTER ENDOVASCULAR COIL EMBOLIZATION.
Nakamura M, Katagiri S, Hayashi T, Yoshioka M, Nakano T
Retin Cases Brief Rep 2021 May 1;15(3):281-285. doi: 10.1097/ICB.0000000000000784. PMID: 30015772
Endoscopy-assisted surgical treatment of carotid artery kinking.
Lukyanchikov VA, Khasauov RK, Kordonskaya OO, Dalibaldyan VA, Senko IV
Khirurgiia (Mosk) 2020;(2):13-20. doi: 10.17116/hirurgia202002113. PMID: 32105251
Not to be Missed.
Elkawafi M, Rajagopalan S
Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg 2016 Sep;52(3):369. Epub 2016 Jul 19 doi: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2016.06.016. PMID: 27449801
Primitive trigeminal artery as a rare cause of trigeminal neuralgia.
Fu C, Zhao C, Li D, Sun L, Hu Z, Yu W
Vasa 2015 Mar;44(2):140-4. doi: 10.1024/0301-1526/a000420. PMID: 25698392
Dissecting intracranial aneurysm.
Hegedüs K
Arch Psychiatr Nervenkr (1970) 1982;232(1):25-32. doi: 10.1007/BF00343362. PMID: 7149952

Recent systematic reviews

Neurological phenotypes and treatment outcomes in Eagle syndrome: systematic review and meta-analysis.
Hassani M, Grønlund EW, Albrechtsen SS, Kondziella D
PeerJ 2024;12:e17423. Epub 2024 Jun 26 doi: 10.7717/peerj.17423. PMID: 38948209Free PMC Article
A systematic classification of the vertebral artery variable origin: clinical and surgical implications.
Lazaridis N, Piagkou M, Loukas M, Piperaki ET, Totlis T, Noussios G, Natsis K
Surg Radiol Anat 2018 Jul;40(7):779-797. Epub 2018 Feb 19 doi: 10.1007/s00276-018-1987-3. PMID: 29459992
Carotid atherosclerosis, silent ischemic brain damage and brain atrophy: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Moroni F, Ammirati E, Magnoni M, D'Ascenzo F, Anselmino M, Anzalone N, Rocca MA, Falini A, Filippi M, Camici PG
Int J Cardiol 2016 Nov 15;223:681-687. Epub 2016 Aug 13 doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2016.08.234. PMID: 27568989
White Matter Diffusion Abnormalities in Carotid Artery Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Baradaran H, Mtui EE, Richardson JE, Delgado D, Dunning A, Marshall RS, Sanelli PC, Gupta A
J Neuroimaging 2016 Sep;26(5):481-8. Epub 2016 Apr 15 doi: 10.1111/jon.12347. PMID: 27079165
A rare variant of persistent trigeminal artery: cavernous carotid-cerebellar artery anastomosis--a case report and a systematic review.
Raphaeli G, Bandeira A, Mine B, Brisbois D, Lubicz B
Cerebellum 2009 Dec;8(4):445-7. Epub 2009 Jun 11 doi: 10.1007/s12311-009-0120-x. PMID: 19517204

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