Persistent stapedial artery: CT findings

Authors
Thiers, FA Sakai, O Poe, DS Curtin, HD
Citation
Fa. Thiers et al., Persistent stapedial artery: CT findings, AM J NEUROR, 21(8), 2000, pp. 1551-1554
Citations number
5
Categorie Soggetti
Radiology ,Nuclear Medicine & Imaging","Neurosciences & Behavoir
Journal title
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF NEURORADIOLOGY
ISSN journal
01956108 → ACNP
Volume
21
Issue
8
Year of publication
2000
Pages
1551 - 1554
Database
ISI
SICI code
0195-6108(200009)21:8<1551:PSACF>2.0.ZU;2-A
Abstract
CT of a patient with conductive hearing loss showed a small vascular struct ure leaving the carotid canal and passing through the stapes to join the fa cial nerve canal. The small bony channel paralleled the anterior tympanic s egment of the facial nerve, continuing beyond the geniculate ganglion into the middle cranial fossa. Otoendoscopic photography documented the presence of a persistent stapedial artery.