Anatomy & Physiology: Current Research
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Abstract

Rare Case of Left Internal and External Carotid Arteries Originating from the Aortic Arch

Rahman A, Wegener M and Price D

There are many anatomic variations of the great vessels. We report a rare variant of absence of the left common carotid artery (LCCA) and separate origins of the internal carotid artery (ICA) and external carotid arteries (ECA) from the aortic arch.