Anomalous origin of right vertebral artery from right common carotid artery

Radiology Case Reports

Hiba Abduljawad, MBBCH, BAO, NUI (Hons)¹  Mohamed Elsayed Elnaggar, MBBCh, MSc, EDiR²  Wael Hamed Ebrahim, MD, PhD³  Ali Assiri, BSc, MD³ 

[1] Department of Radiology, King Hamad University Hospital, Manama, Bahrain;Corresponding author.;Department of Radiology, King Hamad University Hospital, Manama, Bahrain;

关键词: Right vertebral artery;    Right common carotid artery;    Right subclavian artery;    Anomalous origin;   

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来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Anomalous origin of vertebral arteries is a rare vascular anomaly and mostly discovered as incidental findings during computed tomography angiogram , magnetic resonance angiography or digital subtracted angiogram of the aortic arch and cerebral vessels. Herein, we present an extremely rare case of a 31-year-old female who presented with headache after emotional trauma. A conventional cerebral angiogram showed anomalous origin of the right vertebral artery. This finding was incidentally discovered, and it is of utmost importance for future head and neck endovascular interventions to avoid inadvertent arterial injury.

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