Published March 10, 2015 | Version v1
Journal article

Coexistence of Left Internal Carotid Agenesis, Klippel-Feil Syndrome and Postaxial Polydactyly

  • 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/PMC4357484

Additional details

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

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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.