Intracranial intrasellar kissing carotid arteries: case report
Arq. neuropsiquiatr
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65(2A): 355-357, jun. 2007. ilus
Article
in English
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ABSTRACT
Intracranial "kissing" carotid arteries are a rare variant of the carotid arteries, where both internal carotid arteries deviate medially and touch each other near the midline within the sphenoid sinus or the sphenoid bone, including the sella. This anomaly is particularly important since it may cause or mimic pituitary disease and also may complicate transsphenoidal surgery. We report a rare case of intracranial intrasellar kissing carotid arteries in a 57-years-old woman that was submitted to a computed tomography angiography during investigation of a sudden headache, and to discuss the clinical relevance of this radiological finding.
RESUMO
Artérias carótidas intracranianas "que se beijam" representam rara variação da anatomia arterial, onde ambas as artérias carótidas internas desviam-se medialmente e tocam-se próximo à linha media dentro do seio esfenoidal ou do osso esfenóide, incluindo a sela túrcica. Essa anomalia é particularmente importante, pois pode causar ou simular doença pituitária e ainda pode complicar uma cirurgia transesfenoidal. Relatamos um raro caso de artérias carótidas intracranianas "que se beijam" em mulher de 57 anos, a qual foi investigada por angiotomografia por quadro de cefaléia súbita. Discutimos a relevância clínica desse achado radiológico.
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LILACS (Americas)
Main subject:
Carotid Artery Diseases
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Carotid Artery, Internal
Type of study:
Etiology study
Limits:
Female
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Arq. neuropsiquiatr
Journal subject:
Neurology
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Psychiatry
Year:
2007
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Institution/Affiliation country:
CHSC/BR
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Complexo Hospitalar Santa Casa/BR
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Fundação Faculdade Federal de Ciências Médicas de Porto Alegre/BR
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