Open AccessFenestrated Vertebral Artery in A Routine Cadaveric Dissection
Author(s) -
Adegbenro Omotuyi John Fakoya,
Erica Barnes,
Faviola Laureano-Torres,
Adrian Feliciano Muniz,
Emmanuel Morales Monsanto,
Darimar Loubriel,
Emilio Aguinaldo,
Abayomi Gbolahan Afolabi,
Thomas McCracken
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
open access macedonian journal of medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.288
H-Index - 17
ISSN - 1857-9655
DOI - 10.3889/oamjms.2019.563
Subject(s) - medicine , cadaveric spasm , vertebral artery , vertebral artery dissection , anatomy , dissection (medical) , fenestration , radiology , subclavian artery , presentation (obstetrics) , artery , cadaver , surgery
BACKGROUND: Anomalies associated with the vertebral arteries are relatively rare. The vertebral arteries arise from the first part of the Subclavian artery and pass through the transverse foramina of C6 through C1. CASE PRESENTATION: However, in this article, we describe a unique variation in the anatomical orientation of the right vertebral artery during a routine cadaveric neck dissection where the right vertebral artery gives an oblique branch from the extradural segment (C2) forming a fenestrated Vertebral artery. CONCLUSION: Despite the lack of established clinical significance, multiple co-morbid vascular malformations are yet associated with the Vertebral artery fenestration with a possibility of iatrogenic injuries if not taking into cognisance.