Case Report


Aberrant internal carotid artery presenting as an oropharyngeal mass

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1 Department of Radiology, Military Hospital Mohammed V, Rabat, Morocco

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Department of Radiology, Military Hospital Mohammed V, Rabat,

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Article ID: 101122Z01SA2020

doi: 10.5348/101122Z01SA2020CR

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Allioui S, Sninate S, Abdellaoui M. Aberrant internal carotid artery presenting as an oropharyngeal mass. Int J Case Rep Images 2020;11:101122Z01SA2020.

ABSTRACT


Aberrant internal carotid artery is a quite unusual condition that can cause a foreign body sensation in the throat. The case study is about a 49-year-old woman with dysphagia associated to a foreign body sensation in her throat, developed for the last weeks owing to aberrant retropharyngeal internal carotid artery, which was diagnosis by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the neck. Because of the fatal complications of this variant, the radiologists, anesthetists, and surgeons be fully aware of its eventual priority.

Keywords: Aberrant, Internal carotid artery, Pharynx, Radiology

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Soukaina ALLIOUI - Conception of the work, Design of the work, Acquisition of data, Analysis of data, Drafting the work, Final approval of the version to be published, Agree to be accountable for all aspects of the work in ensuring that questions related to the accuracy or integrity of any part of the work are appropriately investigated and resolved.

S Sninate - Conception of the work, Design of the work, Drafting the work, Final approval of the version to be published, Agree to be accountable for all aspects of the work in ensuring that questions related to the accuracy or integrity of any part of the work are appropriately investigated and resolved.

M Abdellaoui - Analysis of data, Revising the work critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published, Agree to be accountable for all aspects of the work in ensuring that questions related to the accuracy or integrity of any part of the work are appropriately investigated and resolved.

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