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Bilateral Arteria Stapedia Persistens. A Preliminary Report

1988; Taylor & Francis; Volume: 105; Issue: sup449 Linguagem: Inglês

10.3109/00016488809106409

1651-2251

Anne F. Lauritzen, P L Larsen, Per Bonding,

Congenital Ear and Nasal Anomalies

Persistent arteria stapedia is only reported in about thirty cases. Arteria stapedia is a normal, fetal structure which connects arteria carotis interna with arteria meningea media (from arteria carotis externa). Normally it disappears at the end of the first trimester.A case of bilateral persistent arteria stapedia in a four-year old girl with bilateral cholesteatoma of the middle ear and a striking “syndrome-like” appearance is presented.Chromosomal and clinical findings are discussed.