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ArticleSurgical and radiologic anatomy : SRA2025

Bilateral vertebral arteries originate from the ipsilateral occipital arteries.

Longjin Zi, Bingqi Xu, Junbiao Wang, Wenli Wang, Xinyu Du, Ping Wang

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Article 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. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Longjin ZiDepartment of Anatomy, Tarim University School of Medicine, Alar, 843300, China.
Bingqi XuDepartment of Anatomy, Tarim University School of Medicine, Alar, 843300, China.
Junbiao WangDepartment of Anatomy, Tarim University School of Medicine, Alar, 843300, China.
Wenli WangDepartment of Anatomy, Tarim University School of Medicine, Alar, 843300, China.
Xinyu DuDepartment of Anatomy, Tarim University School of Medicine, Alar, 843300, China.
Ping WangDepartment of Anatomy, Tarim University School of Medicine, Alar, 843300, China. wangping_km@126.com.

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the General Affairs of Tarim University TDYLKC202451
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Abstract

purposeWe report a case of a 69-year-old female patient with bilateral vertebral arteries (VAs) originate from the ipsilateral occipital arteries. CASE REPORT: The patient presented to our hospital with chest discomfort and shortness of breath. Computed tomography angiography (CTA) revealed an atypical VA course, where the V1 and V2 segments of both VAs were absent. As a result, the bilateral V3 segments of the VAs originated from the ipsilateral occipital artery. Additionally, there was aplasia of the transverse foramina of the cervical vertebra, absence of transverse foramina at C2 and C3, and aplasia at C1 (left side), C4 and C5.

conclusionThis represents the first documented case of bilateral vertebral arteries arising from the ipsilateral occipital artery. The surgical implications and embryological basis of this case are also discussed.

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Anatomic VariationVertebral ArteryAgedCervical VertebraeComputed Tomography AngiographyFemaleHumansAplasiaCTAOccipital arteryTransverse foramenVertebral artery

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PMID40658129

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