A rare cause of hyperprolactinemia: persistent trigeminal artery with stalk-section effect

Authors
Ekinci, G Baltacioglu, F Kihc, T Cimsit, C Akpinar, I Pamir, N Erzen, C
Citation
G. Ekinci et al., A rare cause of hyperprolactinemia: persistent trigeminal artery with stalk-section effect, EUR RADIOL, 11(4), 2001, pp. 648-650
Citations number
16
Categorie Soggetti
Radiology ,Nuclear Medicine & Imaging
Journal title
EUROPEAN RADIOLOGY
ISSN journal
09387994 → ACNP
Volume
11
Issue
4
Year of publication
2001
Pages
648 - 650
Database
ISI
SICI code
0938-7994(2001)11:4<648:ARCOHP>2.0.ZU;2-E
Abstract
The primitive trigeminal, otic, hypoglossal, and proatlantal intersegmental arteries are fetal anastomoses between the carotid and vertebrobasilar sys tems, Persistent trigeminal artery (PTA) is the most frequent embryonic com munication between the vertebrobasilar and carotid systems in adults. We re port a case of PTA compressing the left side of the pituitary gland and sta rk, in a patient with elevated blood prolactin level.