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Carotid canal dehiscence in the human skull
J F Pastor Vázquez1, J A Gil Verona, M García Porrero
1Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, University of Valladolid, Ramón y Cajal, Spain. juanpas@rio.med.uva.es
Neuroradiology
|July 30, 1999
Abstract:
Abnormalities of the floor of the carotid canal have been studied in 538 skulls. These abnormalities range from a fissure to total absence of the floor. This variation may be caused by abnormalities of the internal carotid artery or deficiencies in ossification of the skull base. CT suggests that these changes should be taken into account by surgeons working on the skull base.