A rare diaphragm in the common carotid artery: A first case report and literature review. Issue 28 (July 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Wang, Ying; Li, Jian-chu; Lv, Ke; Wang, Nai-li; Sharen, Gao-wa; Tan, Li
• Other Names: Sculthorpe. Nicolas section editor.
• Is Part Of: Medicine. Volume 96:Issue 28(2017)
• Publication Date: 2017-07
• Subjects: CCA -- diaphragm -- variant; Medicine -- Periodicals; Medicine -- Periodicals; Médecine -- Périodiques; Geneeskunde; Medicine; Periodicals; Periodicals; 610.5
• DOI: 10.1097/MD.0000000000007331
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0025-7974

Abstract

Abstract: Rationale: We present a case of common carotid artery (CCA) diaphragm. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case in the imaging literature. Patient concerns: A 33-year-old woman presented herself to an annual health examination without any report of ill health. Diagnoses: A stenosis with aneurysm dilation on the proximal part of the right CCA was revealed on ultrasound and CTA, by which a diaphragm-like structure on the stenosis lesion was clearly identified. An anatomic variant of artery was first considered. Interventions: The patient was followed up closely. Outcomes: There was no progression of her CCA stonosis 1 year later. Lessons: This unusual and previously unreported case is presented to alert vascular sonographers and radiologists to its existence.