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Duplication of internal carotid artery: a rare case of tympanic mass

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We report a case of a 30-year-old female patient evaluated for a right retrotympanic polyp found at otoscopy. During biopsy, a severe hemorrhage occurred. During computed tomography and angiography, the diagnosis of a duplication of internal carotid artery was made.

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  1. Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University of Frankfurt/Main, Frankfurt/Main, Germany

    Abdelhamid Aladwan, Martin Mack, Wolfgang Gstöttner & Thomas J. Vogl

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Aladwan, A., Mack, M., Gstöttner, W. et al. Duplication of internal carotid artery: a rare case of tympanic mass. Eur Radiol 15, 2525–2527 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00330-004-2507-x

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