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Hypoplastic carotid canal

MedGen UID:
1671051
•Concept ID:
C4732820
•
Congenital Abnormality
HPO: HP:0032045

Definition

Underdevelopment 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]

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CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVHypoplastic carotid canal

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Congenital internal carotid artery hypoplasia: A systematic review.
Whitley H, Zazay A, Skalický P, Malík J, Charvát F, Beneš V, Bradáč O
Neuroradiol J 2023 Feb;36(1):5-16. Epub 2022 Jun 17 doi: 10.1177/19714009221108668. PMID: 35713190Free PMC Article
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

Diagnosis

Congenital internal carotid artery hypoplasia: A systematic review.
Whitley H, Zazay A, Skalický P, Malík J, Charvát F, Beneš V, Bradáč O
Neuroradiol J 2023 Feb;36(1):5-16. Epub 2022 Jun 17 doi: 10.1177/19714009221108668. PMID: 35713190Free PMC Article
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

Recent systematic reviews

Congenital internal carotid artery hypoplasia: A systematic review.
Whitley H, Zazay A, Skalický P, Malík J, Charvát F, Beneš V, Bradáč O
Neuroradiol J 2023 Feb;36(1):5-16. Epub 2022 Jun 17 doi: 10.1177/19714009221108668. PMID: 35713190Free PMC Article

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