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Agenesis of the carotid canal

MedGen UID:
1632233
•Concept ID:
C4703438
•
Anatomical Abnormality
Synonym: Bony carotid canal agenesis
 
HPO: HP:0031604

Definition

A developmental defect characterized by the lack of formation of the carotid canal, which normally is a circular aperture in the temporal bone of the skull through which the internal carotid artery and the carotid plexus of nerves traverse. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVAgenesis of the carotid canal

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Surgical management of vertebrobasilar insufficiency due to pathology of the second-third segments of the vertebral artery.
Turliuk DV, Ianushko VA, Kardash OF
Angiol Sosud Khir 2009;15(4):98-105. PMID: 20394339

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Cochlear Implant Electrode Misplacement: A Case Series and Contemporary Review.
Shin TJ, Totten DJ, Tucker BJ, Nelson RF
Otol Neurotol 2022 Jun 1;43(5):547-558. Epub 2022 Mar 2 doi: 10.1097/MAO.0000000000003503. PMID: 35239619
Carotid canal and optic canal at sphenoid sinus.
Asal N, Bayar Muluk N, Inal M, Şahan MH, Doğan A, Arıkan OK
Neurosurg Rev 2019 Jun;42(2):519-529. Epub 2018 Jun 21 doi: 10.1007/s10143-018-0995-4. PMID: 29926302
The clinical presentation and collateral pathway development of congenital absence of the internal carotid artery.
Zhang P, Wang Z, Yu FX, Lv H, Liu XH, Feng WH, Ma J, Yang ZH, Wang ZC
J Vasc Surg 2018 Oct;68(4):1054-1061. Epub 2018 May 19 doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2018.01.043. PMID: 29789216
Internal Carotid Artery Hypoplasia: Role of Color-Coded Carotid Duplex Sonography.
Chen PY, Liu HY, Lim KE, Lin SK
J Ultrasound Med 2015 Oct;34(10):1839-51. Epub 2015 Sep 11 doi: 10.7863/ultra.14.08044. PMID: 26362148
Radiologic evaluation of the jugular foramen. Anatomy, vascular variants, anomalies, and tumors.
Weber AL, McKenna MJ
Neuroimaging Clin N Am 1994 Aug;4(3):579-98. PMID: 7952957

Diagnosis

Cochlear Implant Electrode Misplacement: A Case Series and Contemporary Review.
Shin TJ, Totten DJ, Tucker BJ, Nelson RF
Otol Neurotol 2022 Jun 1;43(5):547-558. Epub 2022 Mar 2 doi: 10.1097/MAO.0000000000003503. PMID: 35239619
Aplasia of the internal carotid artery.
Lee JH, Oh CW, Lee SH, Han DH
Acta Neurochir (Wien) 2003 Feb;145(2):117-25; discussion 125. doi: 10.1007/s00701-002-1046-y. PMID: 12601459
Imaging of congenital anomalies of the temporal bone.
Benton C, Bellet PS
Neuroimaging Clin N Am 2000 Feb;10(1):35-53, vii-viii. PMID: 10658154
Radiology of the jugular foramen.
Chong VF, Fan YF
Clin Radiol 1998 Jun;53(6):405-16. doi: 10.1016/s0009-9260(98)80268-7. PMID: 9651055
Radiologic evaluation of the jugular foramen. Anatomy, vascular variants, anomalies, and tumors.
Weber AL, McKenna MJ
Neuroimaging Clin N Am 1994 Aug;4(3):579-98. PMID: 7952957

Therapy

Cochlear Implant Electrode Misplacement: A Case Series and Contemporary Review.
Shin TJ, Totten DJ, Tucker BJ, Nelson RF
Otol Neurotol 2022 Jun 1;43(5):547-558. Epub 2022 Mar 2 doi: 10.1097/MAO.0000000000003503. PMID: 35239619
Agenesis of the right internal carotid artery and aqueductal stenosis in a child with hydrocephalus, the role of endoscopic third ventriculostomy: a case report.
Vázquez-Gregorio R, Jiménez-Guerra R, Cano-Nigenda V, Garfias-Rau Y
Childs Nerv Syst 2022 Aug;38(8):1631-1635. Epub 2022 Feb 17 doi: 10.1007/s00381-022-05470-2. PMID: 35175366
Persistent stapedial arteries in human: from phylogeny to surgical consequences.
Hitier M, Zhang M, Labrousse M, Barbier C, Patron V, Moreau S
Surg Radiol Anat 2013 Dec;35(10):883-91. Epub 2013 May 3 doi: 10.1007/s00276-013-1127-z. PMID: 23640742
Fenestration of supraclinoid internal carotid artery and associated aneurysm: embryogenesis, recognition, and management.
Dey M, Awad IA
World Neurosurg 2011 Dec;76(6):592.e1-5. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2011.04.019. PMID: 22251509
Agenesis of the internal carotid artery and congenital pituitary hypoplasia: proposal of a cause of congenital hypopituitarism.
Inamo Y, Harada K
Eur J Pediatr 2003 Sep;162(9):610-2. Epub 2003 Jul 10 doi: 10.1007/s00431-003-1272-1. PMID: 12856176

Prognosis

Nonbifurcating Carotid Artery: A Case Report with a Review of Embryogenesis.
Hu CC, Lai YJ, Lai WJ
Am J Case Rep 2018 Jul 30;19:891-895. doi: 10.12659/AJCR.910019. PMID: 30057401Free PMC Article
The clinical presentation and collateral pathway development of congenital absence of the internal carotid artery.
Zhang P, Wang Z, Yu FX, Lv H, Liu XH, Feng WH, Ma J, Yang ZH, Wang ZC
J Vasc Surg 2018 Oct;68(4):1054-1061. Epub 2018 May 19 doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2018.01.043. PMID: 29789216
Analysis of pneumatization and neurovascular structures of the sphenoid sinus using cone-beam tomography (CBT).
Güldner C, Pistorius SM, Diogo I, Bien S, Sesterhenn A, Werner JA
Acta Radiol 2012 Mar 1;53(2):214-9. doi: 10.1258/ar.2011.110381. PMID: 22383784
Duplication of the abducens nerve at the petroclival region: an anatomic study.
Ozveren MF, Sam B, Akdemir I, Alkan A, Tekdemir I, Deda H
Neurosurgery 2003 Mar;52(3):645-52; discussion 651-2. doi: 10.1227/01.neu.0000048186.18741.3c. PMID: 12590690
Radiologic anatomy of segmental agenesis of the internal carotid artery.
Meder JF, Blustajn J, Trystram D, Godon-Hardy S, Devaux B, Zuber M, Frédy D
Surg Radiol Anat 1997;19(6):385-94. doi: 10.1007/BF01628506. PMID: 9479713

Clinical prediction guides

Variations in Paranasal Sinus Anatomy in Children With Apert Syndrome: A Radiological Analysis.
Turgut NF, Hogg ES, De S, Sharma SD, Avula S
J Craniofac Surg 2022 Mar-Apr 01;33(2):707-709. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000008248. PMID: 35385231
Carotid canal and optic canal at sphenoid sinus.
Asal N, Bayar Muluk N, Inal M, Şahan MH, Doğan A, Arıkan OK
Neurosurg Rev 2019 Jun;42(2):519-529. Epub 2018 Jun 21 doi: 10.1007/s10143-018-0995-4. PMID: 29926302
The clinical presentation and collateral pathway development of congenital absence of the internal carotid artery.
Zhang P, Wang Z, Yu FX, Lv H, Liu XH, Feng WH, Ma J, Yang ZH, Wang ZC
J Vasc Surg 2018 Oct;68(4):1054-1061. Epub 2018 May 19 doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2018.01.043. PMID: 29789216
The Pitfalls and Important Distances in Temporal Bone HRCT of the Subjects with High Jugular Bulbs - Preliminary Report.
Inal M, Muluk NB, Dağ E, Arıkan OK, Kara SA
Adv Clin Exp Med 2015 Mar-Apr;24(2):315-24. doi: 10.17219/acem/40472. PMID: 25931366
Radiologic anatomy of segmental agenesis of the internal carotid artery.
Meder JF, Blustajn J, Trystram D, Godon-Hardy S, Devaux B, Zuber M, Frédy D
Surg Radiol Anat 1997;19(6):385-94. doi: 10.1007/BF01628506. PMID: 9479713

Recent systematic reviews

Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion in the setting of kissing carotids: A technical report and literature review.
Mathkour M, Scullen T, Debakey M, Beighley A, Jawad B, Riffle J, Abou-Al-Shaar H, Tubbs RS, Kalyvas J
Clin Neurol Neurosurg 2021 Jan;200:106366. Epub 2020 Nov 18 doi: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2020.106366. PMID: 33276217

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