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Abnormality of external carotid artery

MedGen UID:
892654
•Concept ID:
C4073249
•
Anatomical Abnormality
Synonyms: Abnormality of carotid artery; Disorder of carotid artery
 
HPO: HP:3000041

Definition

An abnormality of an external carotid artery. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVAbnormality of external carotid artery

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Endovascular Management of Intracranial Dural Arteriovenous Fistulas: Transarterial Approach.
Bhatia KD, Lee H, Kortman H, Klostranec J, Guest W, Wälchli T, Radovanovic I, Krings T, Pereira VM
AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2022 Mar;43(3):324-331. Epub 2021 Oct 7 doi: 10.3174/ajnr.A7296. PMID: 34620593Free PMC Article
Endovascular treatment of the cavernous sinus dural arteriovenous fistula: current status and considerations.
Hou K, Li G, Luan T, Xu K, Yu J
Int J Med Sci 2020;17(8):1121-1130. Epub 2020 May 1 doi: 10.7150/ijms.45210. PMID: 32410842Free PMC Article
Diagnosis and management of dural carotid-cavernous sinus fistulas.
Miller NR
Neurosurg Focus 2007;23(5):E13. doi: 10.3171/FOC-07/11/E13. PMID: 18004961

Recent clinical studies

Therapy

Hemodynamic Impact of Stenting on Carotid Bifurcation: A Potential Role of the Stented Segment and External Carotid Artery.
Fan Z, Liu X, Zhang Y, Zhang N, Ye X, Deng X
Comput Math Methods Med 2021;2021:7604532. Epub 2021 Nov 26 doi: 10.1155/2021/7604532. PMID: 34868344Free PMC Article
The future of open vascular neurosurgery: perspectives on cavernous malformations, AVMs, and bypasses for complex aneurysms.
Lawton MT, Lang MJ
J Neurosurg 2019 May 1;130(5):1409-1425. doi: 10.3171/2019.1.JNS182156. PMID: 31042667
A Novel Hypothesis of Visual Loss Secondary to Cosmetic Facial Filler Injection.
Li X, Du L, Lu JJ
Ann Plast Surg 2015 Sep;75(3):258-60. doi: 10.1097/SAP.0000000000000572. PMID: 26207560Free PMC Article
Dangerous extracranial-intracranial anastomoses and supply to the cranial nerves: vessels the neurointerventionalist needs to know.
Geibprasert S, Pongpech S, Armstrong D, Krings T
AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2009 Sep;30(8):1459-68. Epub 2009 Mar 11 doi: 10.3174/ajnr.A1500. PMID: 19279274Free PMC Article
Light-induced amaurosis fugax.
Kaiboriboon K, Piriyawat P, Selhorst JB
Am J Ophthalmol 2001 May;131(5):674-6. doi: 10.1016/s0002-9394(00)00874-6. PMID: 11336956

Prognosis

Vascular emergencies in neuro-ophthalmology.
Iorga ER, Costin D
Rom J Ophthalmol 2020 Oct-Dec;64(4):323-332. doi: 10.22336/rjo.2020.54. PMID: 33367170Free PMC Article
Congenital Aplasia of the Common Carotid Artery: A Comprehensive Review.
Vasović L, Trandafilović M, Vlajković S
Biomed Res Int 2019;2019:9896138. Epub 2019 Dec 23 doi: 10.1155/2019/9896138. PMID: 31976332Free PMC Article
Anomalous course of the external carotid artery.
Kawai K
Anat Sci Int 2016 Sep;91(4):334-40. Epub 2015 Oct 6 doi: 10.1007/s12565-015-0304-z. PMID: 26439732
Diagnosis and management of dural carotid-cavernous sinus fistulas.
Miller NR
Neurosurg Focus 2007;23(5):E13. doi: 10.3171/FOC-07/11/E13. PMID: 18004961
Orbital vascular anatomy.
Hayreh SS
Eye (Lond) 2006 Oct;20(10):1130-44. doi: 10.1038/sj.eye.6702377. PMID: 17019411

Clinical prediction guides

The Vascular Architecture of Cavernous Sinus Dural Arteriovenous Fistula and Its Impact on Endovascular Treatment Approach Selection and Outcome.
Liu P, Liu Y, Shi Y, An Q, Zhu W, Liu Y, Li P, Tian Y
World Neurosurg 2022 Oct;166:e770-e780. Epub 2022 Aug 3 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2022.07.094. PMID: 35933096
Surgical Results of Carotid Endarterectomy for Twisted Carotid Bifurcation.
Tokugawa J, Kudo K, Mitsuhashi T, Yanagisawa N, Nojiri S, Hishii M
World Neurosurg 2019 Jun;126:e153-e156. Epub 2019 Feb 19 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2019.01.282. PMID: 30794973
Orbital arteriovenous malformations.
Warrier S, Prabhakaran VC, Valenzuela A, Sullivan TJ, Davis G, Selva D
Arch Ophthalmol 2008 Dec;126(12):1669-75. doi: 10.1001/archophthalmol.2008.501. PMID: 19064847
Intracranial dural arteriovenous and carotid-cavernous fistulae and paragangliomas.
Gandjour J, Baumgartner RW
Front Neurol Neurosci 2006;21:85-95. doi: 10.1159/000092387. PMID: 17290128
Development of the facial midline.
Carstens MH
J Craniofac Surg 2002 Jan;13(1):129-87; discussion 188-90. doi: 10.1097/00001665-200201000-00032. PMID: 11887012

Recent systematic reviews

The superior thyroid artery origin pattern: a systematic review with meta-analysis.
Triantafyllou G, Paschopoulos I, Duparc F, Tsakotos G, Tsiouris C, Olewnik Ł, Georgiev G, Zielinska N, Piagkou M
Surg Radiol Anat 2024 Sep;46(9):1549-1560. Epub 2024 Jul 23 doi: 10.1007/s00276-024-03438-2. PMID: 39043951
Clinical importance of the superficial temporal artery in neurovascular diseases: A PRISMA-compliant systematic review.
Hou K, Guo Y, Xu K, Yu J
Int J Med Sci 2019;16(10):1377-1385. Epub 2019 Sep 20 doi: 10.7150/ijms.36698. PMID: 31692910Free PMC Article
Congenital absence of internal carotid artery with intercavernous anastomosis: Case report and systematic review of the literature.
Oz II, Serifoglu I, Yazgan O, Erdem Z
Interv Neuroradiol 2016 Aug;22(4):473-80. Epub 2016 Apr 18 doi: 10.1177/1591019916641317. PMID: 27091873Free PMC Article

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