Systematic review of clinical literature for absent common carotid artery.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Absent common carotid artery (ACCA) is a rare condition, with less than 125 cases reported in the literature. Trends in symptoms, treatments, and outcomes related to ACCA are largely unknown.

Methods

We present a case of ACCA in a 77-year-old man who also had asymptomatic severe atherosclerotic stenosis of the ipsilateral internal carotid artery (ICA). Carotid revascularization was performed via transposition of the ipsilateral internal to external carotid artery. The case was successful, and he recovered without complication. We also performed a systematic review of EMBASE and PubMed databases for clinical presentations and treatment outcomes of ACCA. Literature quality was assessed according to the Joanna Briggs Institute case report checklist.

Results

We

SUBMITTER: Hopper W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12712592 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature