Angiographic findings and clinical implications of persistent primitive hypoglossal artery
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The primitive hypoglossal artery (PHA) is a rare vascular anomaly, which belongs to the group of carotid-basilar anastomosis that may occur in adults.</p> <p>Case presentation</p> <p>Herein is presented a case...
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| author | Artinopoulos Christos Kanavaros Panagiotis Spanomichos Georgios Georganas Marios Vlychou Marianna Zavras Georgios M |
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| description | <p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The primitive hypoglossal artery (PHA) is a rare vascular anomaly, which belongs to the group of carotid-basilar anastomosis that may occur in adults.</p> <p>Case presentation</p> <p>Herein is presented a case of a patient with a PHA, who had undergone a cerebral angiography due to investigation of subarachnoid hemorrhage. Additionally, the diagnostic alternatives for detection and assessment of PHA and the spectrum of diseases related to its presence are discussed.</p> <p>Conclusions</p> <p>The presence of a persistent PHA can be recognized as an incidental finding in a cerebral angiography without any other clinical implication or may be associated with certain clinical entities such as aneurysm formation and atherosclerotic disease.</p> |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8e35407fb5374801a6e43154090d393e2022-12-22T02:41:12ZengBMCBMC Medical Imaging1471-23422003-07-0131210.1186/1471-2342-3-2Angiographic findings and clinical implications of persistent primitive hypoglossal arteryArtinopoulos ChristosKanavaros PanagiotisSpanomichos GeorgiosGeorganas MariosVlychou MariannaZavras Georgios M<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The primitive hypoglossal artery (PHA) is a rare vascular anomaly, which belongs to the group of carotid-basilar anastomosis that may occur in adults.</p> <p>Case presentation</p> <p>Herein is presented a case of a patient with a PHA, who had undergone a cerebral angiography due to investigation of subarachnoid hemorrhage. Additionally, the diagnostic alternatives for detection and assessment of PHA and the spectrum of diseases related to its presence are discussed.</p> <p>Conclusions</p> <p>The presence of a persistent PHA can be recognized as an incidental finding in a cerebral angiography without any other clinical implication or may be associated with certain clinical entities such as aneurysm formation and atherosclerotic disease.</p>http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2342/3/2primitive hypoglossal arterysegmental arteriesdorsoventral anastomosis |
| spellingShingle | Artinopoulos Christos Kanavaros Panagiotis Spanomichos Georgios Georganas Marios Vlychou Marianna Zavras Georgios M Angiographic findings and clinical implications of persistent primitive hypoglossal artery BMC Medical Imaging primitive hypoglossal artery segmental arteries dorsoventral anastomosis |
| title | Angiographic findings and clinical implications of persistent primitive hypoglossal artery |
| title_full | Angiographic findings and clinical implications of persistent primitive hypoglossal artery |
| title_fullStr | Angiographic findings and clinical implications of persistent primitive hypoglossal artery |
| title_full_unstemmed | Angiographic findings and clinical implications of persistent primitive hypoglossal artery |
| title_short | Angiographic findings and clinical implications of persistent primitive hypoglossal artery |
| title_sort | angiographic findings and clinical implications of persistent primitive hypoglossal artery |
| topic | primitive hypoglossal artery segmental arteries dorsoventral anastomosis |
| url | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2342/3/2 |
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