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A case of congenital absence of the right internal carotid and of the left vertebral arteries, associated with an aneurysm on the anterior communicating artery, is reported.
Some aspects of this anomaly are reviewed.
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Bernini, F.P., Cioffi, F.A., Muras, I. et al. Agenesis of the right internal carotid artery associated with an aneurysm of the anterior communicating artery. Case report. Acta neurochir 54, 257–263 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01407093
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