Coexistence of Left Internal Carotid Agenesis, Klippel-Feil Syndrome and Postaxial Polydactyly
Creators
- 1. Department of Radiology, Clinical Hospital Center Rijeka, Rijeka (Croatia)
- 2. Department of Neurology, Istrian Health Center of Umag, Umag (Croatia)
Description
Internal carotid artery agenesis is a rare anomaly that can be clinically asymptomatic. Klippel-Feil syndrome is a skeletal malformation characterized by vertebral fusion. Presence of postaxial polydactyly is suggestive of an underlying syndrome. We report a rare case of a 44-year-old patient with non-specific symptoms and an association between these three rare abnormalities. Vascular anomalies were found using intracranial MR angiography and multi-detector CT angiography of the supraaortic arteries. Presence of a single aforementioned anomaly requires cautious imaging assessment in order to detect possible associated anomalies and avoid diagnostic pitfalls. A possible common genetic background could explain the coexistence of these three anomalies
Availability note (English)
Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.12659/PJR.892832; Available from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4357484Additional details
Identifiers
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Polish Journal of Radiology
- Journal Volume
- 80
- Journal Page Range
- p. 128-130
- ISSN
- 1733-134X
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Poland
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 47031457
- Subject category
- S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE;
- Descriptors DEI
- BIOMEDICAL RADIOGRAPHY; BLOOD VESSELS; CAROTID ARTERIES; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY
- Descriptors DEC
- ARTERIES; BLOOD VESSELS; BODY; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; MEDICINE; NUCLEAR MEDICINE; ORGANS; RADIOLOGY; TOMOGRAPHY
Optional Information
- Copyright
- Copyright (c) Pol J Radiol, 2015
- Notes
- PMCID: PMC4357484; PMID: 25806098; PUBLISHER-ID: 892832; OAI: oai:pubmedcentral.nih.gov:4357484; This is an open access article. Unrestricted non-commercial use is permitted provided the original work is properly cited.