Bilateral pulsating pharynx with abnormal internal carotid artery

Rashid Al-Abri; M. H. Al Okbi; W. Al Bassam; Shaza Idris; A. El-Manzalawy

doi:10.1016/j.pedex.2013.10.002

Bilateral pulsating pharynx with abnormal internal carotid artery

Rashid Al-Abri^*, M. H. Al Okbi, W. Al Bassam, Shaza Idris, A. El-Manzalawy

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Abstract

A five years old female, presented with long standing snoring & recurrent tonsillitis. Examination showed pulsating soft palate & posterior pharyngeal wall. Magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) of the carotids revealed abnormal course of the right internal carotid artery (ICA) with its proximal segment coursing medially and reaching the midline of the retropharyngeal space. The right ICA kinked 2.3 cm medially. It was 3.1 mm posterior to the right palatine tonsil & 3.5 mm away from posterior part of the adenoid. The dilemma of undergoing adenotonsillectomy was considered to be of a high risk & the patient was kept on conservative management only.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	4-6
Number of pages	3
Journal	International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology Extra
Volume	9
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pedex.2013.10.002
Publication status	Published - Jan 2014

Keywords

Abnormal internal carotid artery
Bilateral pulsating pharynx
Tonsillectomy

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
Otorhinolaryngology

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