What is it about?
In this article we incidentally found a rare vascular anomalies, the proatlantal artery, that represents an anastomotic channel between the carotid and basilar systems.We used color Doppler (CD) ultrasonography,,computed tomography angiograph and digital subtraction angiography
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Why is it important?
Our proatlantal artery presented a saccular aneurysm. Aneurysm may involve the PA itself in approximately 2% of case
Perspectives
It is important to study carefully each patients because discovering this vascular anomalies in time can avoid cerebral circulatory complications
barbara brogna
Istitution of Radiology at Second University of Naples
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This page is a summary of: Basilar vascular system supplied by only right proatlantal intersegmentary artery type 1 with aneurysm and left internal carotid occlusion: a case report and review from the literature, Radiology Case Reports, September 2016, Elsevier,
DOI: 10.1016/j.radcr.2016.05.001.
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