Kissing carotids

Last revised by Mostafa Elfeky on 23 Dec 2022

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Citation:

Gaillard F, Elfeky M, Jabaz D, et al. Kissing carotids. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 18 Apr 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-12924

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-12924

Permalink:

https://radiopaedia.org/articles/12924

rID:

12924

Article created:

4 Feb 2011, Frank Gaillard ◉ ◈

Disclosures:

At the time the article was created Frank Gaillard had no recorded disclosures.

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Last revised:

23 Dec 2022, Mostafa Elfeky ◉

Disclosures:

At the time the article was last revised Mostafa Elfeky had no financial relationships to ineligible companies to disclose.

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Revisions:

16 times, by 14 contributors - see full revision history and disclosures

Systems:

Vascular, Central Nervous System, Head & Neck

Sections:

Signs

Tags:

refs, spine, re-write

Synonyms:

Kissing internal carotid arteries
Kissing carotid arteries

The term kissing carotids refers to tortuous and elongated carotid arteries which touch in the midline. They can be found in:

retropharynx ²
intrasphenoid ¹
- within the pituitary fossa
- within sphenoid sinuses
- within sphenoid bones

The significance of kissing carotids is two-fold:

may mimic intrasellar pathology
catastrophic if unknown or unreported before transsphenoidal or retropharyngeal surgery

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