Ciorba A, Bianchini C, Ortore R P, Bovo R, Martini A
Audiology Department, University Hospital of Ferrara, Italy.
B-ENT. 2007;3(4):191-4.
To describe the clinical and radiological features of the vascular anomaly, aberrant internal carotid artery (ICA) in the temporal bone.
Case reports on two patients.
Aberrant ICA in the middle ear is a rare congenital abnormality usually identified on a computed tomographic scan before beginning middle ear surgery. Misdiagnosis may lead to serious surgical complications such as major bleeding, or even neurological deficit due to endovascular occlusion.
描述颞骨内血管异常——颈内动脉(ICA)走行异常的临床和影像学特征。
对两名患者的病例报告。
中耳内颈内动脉走行异常是一种罕见的先天性异常,通常在中耳手术前通过计算机断层扫描得以识别。误诊可能导致严重的手术并发症,如大出血,甚至因血管内闭塞导致神经功能缺损。