Bonasia S, Smajda S, Ciccio G, Bojanowski MW, Robert T. Embryology of the anterior communicating artery complex: implications on possible adult variants.
Surg Radiol Anat 2022;
44:737-748. [PMID:
35357524 DOI:
10.1007/s00276-022-02928-5]
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Abstract
The anterior cerebral artery (ACA) and the anterior communicating artery (AComA) are important arteries of the telencephalon and are prominent location for cerebral aneurysms. Their embryological development is closely linked, and explains the possible variants seen in adults. In this paper, we present details related to the development of these two arteries, focusing on some variants such as the infra-optic course of the ACA, the unpaired ACA, and the persistent primitive olfactory artery.
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