Middle meningeal artery arising from the petrous internal carotid artery: Outcome of unusual stapedial artery regression
Tara Tritsch,
Mohammadali M. Shoja,
R. Isaiah Tubbs
et al.
Abstract:Background:
The internal and external carotid arterial systems are generally separate regarding branching patterns. However, these two systems do form collateral circulations with their terminal parts. On rare occasions, branches that belong to one arterial system may arise from the other.
Case Description:
We present a rare variant of a middle meningeal artery, generally derived from the external carotid artery, arising from the internal carotid artery and entering the floor of the middle cranial fossa by… Show more
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