Goodman R S, Cohen N L
Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 1981 Jan-Feb;90(1 Pt 1):67-9. doi: 10.1177/000348948109000117.
Aberrant internal carotid artery in the middle ear is a rare anomaly. Myringotomy in a patient with this anomaly caused violent hemorrhage, requiring immediate packing and eventual ligation of the artery. The anomaly may represent the artery bulging through a dehiscent bony canal, or it may be due to traction on the developing carotid by a persistent stapedial artery. Various middle ear symptoms have been reported in earlier cases. Diagnosis is by angiography, and therapy is surgical.
