Congenital absence of the right carotid artery with a left carotid artery pseudoaneurysm: a case report
A unilateral carotid artery pseudoaneurysm combined with a congenital absence of the contralateral internal carotid artery is clinically rare, and the currently available literature is limited. This article reports a case of a 37-year-old male patient with a left carotid artery pseudoaneurysm and congenital absence of the right common and internal carotid arteries, initially presenting with a neck mass. The patient recovered well 2 years after surgery.
Authors
- Junxiang Tang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-3764-521X)
- Miaomiao Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4866-8072)
- Muhammad Asad Iqbal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3268-6142)
Institutions
- Jiangsu University (CN)
- Central People's Hospital of Zhanjiang (CN)
- Affiliated Hospital of Jiangsu University (CN)
- Women's Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University (CN)
- Qujiang People's Hospital (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Surgery
- Published
- 2025-11-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fsurg.2025.1702772
- Primary Topic
- Intracranial Aneurysms: Treatment and Complications
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00