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Intraluminal septation of the basilar artery: incidence and potential clinical significance
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Abstract
One hundred and fifty human brains were evaluated for the present study. The basilar artery was identified in each and sectioned longitudinally to observe for the presence of intraluminal septa.
One specimen (0.67%) was identified that harbored an intraluminal septum of the basilar artery. This wall was within the proximal basilar artery and measured 3 mm by 1.5 mm. No specimen was found to have other anomalies of the basilar artery and in the single specimen with an intraluminal septum no signs of intracranial pathology were seen.
Although seemingly rare, septation of the basilar artery can be found. Knowledge of such an intraluminal vascular variation may be important during invasive and minimally invasive procedures.
Abstract
One hundred and fifty human brains were evaluated for the present study. The basilar artery was identified in each and sectioned longitudinally to observe for the presence of intraluminal septa.
One specimen (0.67%) was identified that harbored an intraluminal septum of the basilar artery. This wall was within the proximal basilar artery and measured 3 mm by 1.5 mm. No specimen was found to have other anomalies of the basilar artery and in the single specimen with an intraluminal septum no signs of intracranial pathology were seen.
Although seemingly rare, septation of the basilar artery can be found. Knowledge of such an intraluminal vascular variation may be important during invasive and minimally invasive procedures.
Keywords
anatomy; neurosurgery; anomalies; variation; vasculature
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Intraluminal septation of the basilar artery: incidence and potential clinical significance
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Original article
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193-195
Published online
2008-06-02
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DOI
10.5603/fm.v67i3.15972
Bibliographic record
Folia Morphol 2008;67(3):193-195.
Keywords
anatomy
neurosurgery
anomalies
variation
vasculature
Authors
R.S. Tubbs
W.A. Shaffer
M. Loukas
M.M. Shoja
M.R. Harrigan
W.J. Oakes
