Monali Chaturvedi¹*, Aldrin Anthony², Siddharth Maheshwari² and Arvind Arya³

¹Assistant Professor, Department of Neuroradiology, Institute of Human Behaviour and Allied Sciences (IHBAS), Delhi
²Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology, Institute of Human Behaviour and Allied Sciences (IHBAS), Delhi
³Associate Professor, Department of Anesthesia, Institute of Human Behaviour and Allied Sciences(IHBAS), Delhi

*Corresponding Author: Monali Chaturvedi, Assistant Professor, Department of Neuroradiology, Institute of Human Behaviour and Allied Sciences (IHBAS), Delhi.

Received: December 13, 2023; Published: January 08, 2024

Abstract

The term "kissing carotids" refers to an anatomical variation where the internal carotid arteries (ICA) are tortuous, elongated, and are close together at the midline. In order to alert the clinicians of this important but under-noticed anatomical diversity, we describe a case showing incidental aberrant retropharyngeal course of bilateral ICA.

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Citation

Citation: Monali Chaturvedi., et al. “Kissing Carotids in Retropharyngeal Space –Anatomical Variant with Potentially Threat". Acta Scientific Neurology 7.2 (2024): 12-13.

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