Anatomical variation in the origin of left vertebral artery: A case report
Articles > Article · 2020
Authors: Mustafa Deniz YÖRÜK, Pınar TUNÇER, Mevlüt Tuğrul DURMAZ, Zühre Aslı İKİZ, Okan BİLGE, Hülya ÜÇERLER
Ege Tıp Dergisi, International, 2020, vol 59, pp 144-146
DOI: 10.19161/etd.756232
Summary
We report an abnormal origin of a vertebral artery (VA) on the left side of a 72-year-old male cadaver and refer to its clinical importance. In this cadaver, the left VA was originated from a common trunk with the left subclavian artery from the aortic arch. The significance of this arterial variety is crucial for surgery or invasive procedures at the base of the neck or trauma involving cervical structures.