Embryology of the anterior communicating artery complex: implications on possible adult variants.

Publikation

Embryology of the anterior communicating artery complex: implications on possible adult variants.

Wissenschaftlicher Artikel/Review - 31.03.2022

Bonasia Sara, Smajda Stanislas, Ciccio Gabriele, Bojanowski Michel W, Robert Thomas

Zitation

Bonasia S, Smajda S, Ciccio G, Bojanowski M, Robert T. Embryology of the anterior communicating artery complex: implications on possible adult variants. Surg Radiol Anat 2022; 44:737-748.

Art

Wissenschaftlicher Artikel/Review (Englisch)

Zeitschrift

Surg Radiol Anat 2022; 44

Veröffentlichungsdatum

31.03.2022

eISSN (Online)

1279-8517

Seiten

737-748

Kurzbeschreibung/Zielsetzung

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.