Unilateral agenesis of the internal carotid artery (ICA) is an extremely rare anomaly. Diagnosis is often incidental in a radiological examination. Recognition of this anomaly has important clinical implications because other life-threatening conditions can be associated and it must be taken into account when planning carotid surgery. We report a case of 64-year-old man with agenesis of the ICA.

Agenesis of internal carotid artery (ICA) is a rare anomaly. The contralateral dominant artery has a high incidence of aneurysms. A 50-year-old male patient had aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage due to rupture of a paraclinoid aneurysm. He also had an anterior communicating artery (Acom) aneurysm and the contralateral ICA was absent. To the best of the authors knowledge, the combination of age...

Pulmonary agenesis, a rare congenital condition, is incompatible with life when present bilateral, while unilateral agenesis is usually detected in infancy or early childhood. Rare asymptomatic patients may reach adulthood undiagnosed, with signs mimicking common conditions presenting as radiopaque hemithorax with ipsilateral mediastinal shift. Here, we describe a case of a young lady, with his...

BACKGROUND Pulmonary arteries are not just affected by thrombus. Congenital and acquired conditions can also involve the pulmonary arteries. An awareness of these conditions is important for the radiologist interpreting chest computed tomography (CT). METHODS The anatomy of the pulmonary arteries was reviewed. CT and magnetic resonance (MR) acquisition protocols for imaging the pulmonary arte...

We enjoyed reading the report by Dr. Kochiadakis and coworkers (June 2002).1 We would like to point out, however, that we have reported on a similar case of a 51-year-old woman with pulmonary hypertension and agenesis of the right pulmonary artery.2 Her pulmonary artery pressure was 68/24 mm Hg, as measured by right heart catheterization. The diagnosis of agenesis was confirmed by conventional ...

Abstract Background Zinner syndrome is a rare Wolffian duct anomaly presenting as triad of unilateral renal agenesis, ipsilateral seminal vesicle cyst and ejaculatory obstruction. The condition due to developmental leading malformation the mesonephric duct. Magnetic resonance imaging considered be gold standard for diagnosis syndrome. Due limited number cases reported in literature, association...

Agenesis of the intrapulmonary and extrapulmonary veins of the right lung was found by angiography and histological examination in a three year old boy. Blood supplied by the intersegmental arteries drained via the pulmonary arteries of the right lung into main and left pulmonary arteries. This caused a shunt between the aorta and pulmonary artery. Agenesis of the pulmonary venous system as a c...

TYPE: Case Report TOPIC: Pulmonary Vascular Disease INTRODUCTION: Swyer-James Mcleod syndrome (SJS) is a rare disease resulting from post-infectious bronchiolitis at young age. Fibrosis of bronchioles and pulmonary vessels hinder growth the lung, causing alveolar hyperinflation hypoperfusion. It can remain undiagnosed for decades. CASE PRESENTATION: A 53-year-old lady with bronchial asthma pres...

Although congenital diaphragmatic hernia is one of the most common congenital anomalies, complete bilateral agenesis of the diaphragm is a very rare congenital malformation and frequently associated with other major anomalies. We report a case of bilateral diaphragmatic agenesis associated with major congenital anomalies. A 2,240-g male infant was born at 35 weeks of gestation to a 34-year-old ...