Anatomical Variants of Internal Carotid Artery—Results from a Retrospective Study
<i>Background and Objectives</i>: The internal carotid artery (ICA) is a vascular structure that can be easily injured during sinus endoscopic procedures, and surgeons should be familiar with its anatomic variants. The aim of this study was to describe the anatomical variations in the in...
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| author | Bogdan Mihail Cobzeanu Vasilica Baldea Victor Vlad Costan Mihail Dan Cobzeanu Octavian Dragos Palade Liliana Gheorghe Luminita Radulescu Florentina Severin Corina Lupascu Ursulescu Geanina Bandol Cristian Martu Andrei Mihail Rosu Maria Luiza Cobzeanu |
| author_facet | Bogdan Mihail Cobzeanu Vasilica Baldea Victor Vlad Costan Mihail Dan Cobzeanu Octavian Dragos Palade Liliana Gheorghe Luminita Radulescu Florentina Severin Corina Lupascu Ursulescu Geanina Bandol Cristian Martu Andrei Mihail Rosu Maria Luiza Cobzeanu |
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| description | <i>Background and Objectives</i>: The internal carotid artery (ICA) is a vascular structure that can be easily injured during sinus endoscopic procedures, and surgeons should be familiar with its anatomic variants. The aim of this study was to describe the anatomical variations in the internal carotid artery in relationship to sphenoidal sinuses, using computed tomography (CT). <i>Materials and Methods:</i> In this retrospective study, we evaluated the variations of the ICA in relationship to sphenoidal sinuses in a cohort of 600 patients who were assessed between January 2020 and December 2022 in ‘Saint Spiridon’ Emergency Hospital, Iasi, Romania. Descriptive statistics were used to characterize our data. <i>Results:</i> The most prevalent anatomical variant was represented by intrasinusal septa with posterior insertion on the ICA (58.6%), followed by procident ICA (58%) and dehiscent ICA (52%). We could not find any statistical significance regarding demographic characteristics among groups. <i>Conclusions:</i> A thorough CT examination should be performed before functional endoscopic sinus surgery, with the identification of anatomical variants of the ICA, in order to prevent its injury with potentially fatal consequences. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-bd39e5b5a8924f6aa3966182344af9522023-11-18T11:30:50ZengMDPI AGMedicina1010-660X1648-91442023-05-01596105710.3390/medicina59061057Anatomical Variants of Internal Carotid Artery—Results from a Retrospective StudyBogdan Mihail Cobzeanu0Vasilica Baldea1Victor Vlad Costan2Mihail Dan Cobzeanu3Octavian Dragos Palade4Liliana Gheorghe5Luminita Radulescu6Florentina Severin7Corina Lupascu Ursulescu8Geanina Bandol9Cristian Martu10Andrei Mihail Rosu11Maria Luiza Cobzeanu12Faculty of Medicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Grigore T. Popa”, 700115 Iasi, RomaniaFaculty of Medicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Grigore T. Popa”, 700115 Iasi, RomaniaFaculty of Medicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Grigore T. Popa”, 700115 Iasi, RomaniaFaculty of Medicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Grigore T. Popa”, 700115 Iasi, RomaniaFaculty of Medicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Grigore T. Popa”, 700115 Iasi, RomaniaFaculty of Medicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Grigore T. Popa”, 700115 Iasi, RomaniaFaculty of Medicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Grigore T. Popa”, 700115 Iasi, RomaniaFaculty of Medicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Grigore T. Popa”, 700115 Iasi, RomaniaFaculty of Medicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Grigore T. Popa”, 700115 Iasi, RomaniaFaculty of Medicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Grigore T. Popa”, 700115 Iasi, RomaniaFaculty of Medicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Grigore T. Popa”, 700115 Iasi, RomaniaFaculty of Medicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Grigore T. Popa”, 700115 Iasi, RomaniaFaculty of Medicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Grigore T. Popa”, 700115 Iasi, Romania<i>Background and Objectives</i>: The internal carotid artery (ICA) is a vascular structure that can be easily injured during sinus endoscopic procedures, and surgeons should be familiar with its anatomic variants. The aim of this study was to describe the anatomical variations in the internal carotid artery in relationship to sphenoidal sinuses, using computed tomography (CT). <i>Materials and Methods:</i> In this retrospective study, we evaluated the variations of the ICA in relationship to sphenoidal sinuses in a cohort of 600 patients who were assessed between January 2020 and December 2022 in ‘Saint Spiridon’ Emergency Hospital, Iasi, Romania. Descriptive statistics were used to characterize our data. <i>Results:</i> The most prevalent anatomical variant was represented by intrasinusal septa with posterior insertion on the ICA (58.6%), followed by procident ICA (58%) and dehiscent ICA (52%). We could not find any statistical significance regarding demographic characteristics among groups. <i>Conclusions:</i> A thorough CT examination should be performed before functional endoscopic sinus surgery, with the identification of anatomical variants of the ICA, in order to prevent its injury with potentially fatal consequences.https://www.mdpi.com/1648-9144/59/6/1057internal carotid arteryanatomic variantsendoscopic sinus surgeryparanasal sinuses |
| spellingShingle | Bogdan Mihail Cobzeanu Vasilica Baldea Victor Vlad Costan Mihail Dan Cobzeanu Octavian Dragos Palade Liliana Gheorghe Luminita Radulescu Florentina Severin Corina Lupascu Ursulescu Geanina Bandol Cristian Martu Andrei Mihail Rosu Maria Luiza Cobzeanu Anatomical Variants of Internal Carotid Artery—Results from a Retrospective Study Medicina internal carotid artery anatomic variants endoscopic sinus surgery paranasal sinuses |
| title | Anatomical Variants of Internal Carotid Artery—Results from a Retrospective Study |
| title_full | Anatomical Variants of Internal Carotid Artery—Results from a Retrospective Study |
| title_fullStr | Anatomical Variants of Internal Carotid Artery—Results from a Retrospective Study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Anatomical Variants of Internal Carotid Artery—Results from a Retrospective Study |
| title_short | Anatomical Variants of Internal Carotid Artery—Results from a Retrospective Study |
| title_sort | anatomical variants of internal carotid artery results from a retrospective study |
| topic | internal carotid artery anatomic variants endoscopic sinus surgery paranasal sinuses |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1648-9144/59/6/1057 |
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