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ReviewSurgical and radiologic anatomy : SRA2025

A typical course of v3 segment of the right vertebral artery: a case study and literature overview.

Magdalena Gołuchowska, Sandra A Pilawska, Bartłomiej Łasocha, Tadeusz J Popiela, Borys M Kwinta, Roger M Krzyżewski

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Review in Surgical and radiologic anatomy : SRA, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 citing paper in PubMed.

  1. Duplicated hypoglossal canal prevalence in a fetal and infantile population: neurosurgical considerations.Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery · 2026
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6 authors.

Magdalena GołuchowskaJagiellonian University Medical College, Kraków, Poland.
Sandra A PilawskaJagiellonian University Medical College, Kraków, Poland.
Bartłomiej ŁasochaJagiellonian University Medical College, Kraków, Poland.
Tadeusz J PopielaJagiellonian University Medical College, Kraków, Poland.
Borys M KwintaJagiellonian University Medical College, Kraków, Poland.
Roger M KrzyżewskiJagiellonian University Medical College, Kraków, Poland. roger.krzyzewski@uj.edu.pl.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo describe a case of atypical course of V3 segment of the right vertebral artery (VA) that runs through the hypoglossal canal.

methodsA 60-year-old female was qualified as clinical control group to participate in a clinical trial and two imaging methods in High Field Magnetic Resonance Imaging (1.5T): 3D FFE TOF and 3D T1 MPRAGE were performed.

resultsIn this case, the right VA enters the skull abnormally, through the hypoglossal canal. Research has shown that it is presumably a variant of persistent primitive hypoglossal artery (PPHA) or a partial persistence of the PPHA incorporated into the VA. Previous MRI images did not reveal any abnormalities in the structure in the vasculature of the brain, as well.

conclusionProper recognition and analysis of vascular variations are critical to avoid iatrogenic complications or to plan surgery of head or neck regions. Secondly, such anatomic variation may predispose a patient to ischemic attacks due to insufficient blood flow or aneurysms due to a weakened wall or stenosis of the VA.

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Anatomic VariationVertebral ArteryFemaleHumansImaging, Three-DimensionalMagnetic Resonance ImagingMiddle AgedHypoglossal canalMagnetic resonance angiographyPersistent carotid-vertebrobasilar anastomosesPersistent hypoglossal arteryVertebral artery

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