The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 122, Issue 3 , Page e5 , March 2009

An Aberrant Internal Carotid Artery in the Mouth

  • Jens Pfeiffer, MD

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    • Corresponding Author InformationRequests for reprints should be addressed to Jens Pfeiffer, MD, Department of Otorhinolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery, University of Freiburg, Killianstrasse 5, 79106 Freiburg, Germany
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  • Gerd J. Ridder, MD

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    An aberrant internal carotid artery presenting as a funicular pulsatile mass in the throat (A, arrows). Computed tomography with contrast medium demonstrates medialization of the vessel with displacem

    An aberrant internal carotid artery presenting as a funicular pulsatile mass in the throat (A, arrows). Computed tomography with contrast medium demonstrates medialization of the vessel with displacement of the pharyngeal wall (B, arrow).

 Funding: None

 Conflict of Interest: The authors state that they have no conflict of interest regarding the content of the article.

 Authorship: All authors meet the criteria for authorship, including acceptance of responsibility for the scientific content of the article. All authors had access to the data and a role in writing the article.

PII: S0002-9343(08)00989-3

doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2008.10.005

The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 122, Issue 3 , Page e5 , March 2009

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