The possibilities of ultrasound diagnostics in assessing the structural variants of the bifurcation of the common carotid artery
- Authors: Moshkin A.S.1, Nikolenko V.N.2,3, Khalilov M.A.1, Gavryushova L.V.4, Moshkina L.V.1, Li Z.2,5
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Affiliations:
- Orel State University named after I.S. Turgenev
- Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University
- Lomonosov Moscow State University
- Saratov State Medical University named after V.I. Razumovsky
- Petrovsky National Research Centre of Surgery
- Issue: Vol 10, No 1 (2025)
- Pages: 17-23
- Section: Human Anatomy
- URL: https://journals.rcsi.science/2500-1388/article/view/286960
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.35693/SIM643582
- ID: 286960
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Abstract
Aim – to identify various structural variants of the bifurcation of the common carotid artery using the ultrasound imaging method, taking into account the age characteristics of patients.
Material and methods. We examined 1,061 patients (the average age was 57.0±10.7 years). Using ultrasound imaging, the anatomical variant of the bifurcation of the common carotid artery was determined, taking into account the location of the external and internal carotid arteries at the visualization level. The results were grouped according to the age and gender of the patients, statistically processed.
Results. 2,122 vascular complexes were studied (1,396 in women and 726 in men). Five main types of bifurcation structure of the common carotid artery (types A – E) were identified. Type A was the most common among all participants (up to 42%). Type B was detected in up to 35% of men and 27% of women. Type C accounted for 15-19% of cases. Other options were estimated at 4-7%. Taking into account the age, four groups were formed for men and women. At the same time, type A was 41-43% for women, regardless of age, and 31-40% for men. Type B in men in the age group 1 was detected in 48%. Type С was 2-4% more common among women in the age groups 2 and 3. In the older age group of men, type C was 31% and type E was 12% (the most common). In other age groups, D and E types accounted for 4-7%.
Conclusion. The results obtained contribute to the development of personalized directions in the treatment of vascular diseases and help to improve minimally invasive surgical interventions.
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Andrei S. Moshkin
Orel State University named after I.S. Turgenev
Author for correspondence.
Email: as.moshkin@internet.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0003-2085-0718
MD, Cand. Sci. (Medicine), Associate Professor of the Department of Anatomy, Operative Surgery and Disaster Medicine
Russian Federation, OrelVladimir N. Nikolenko
Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University; Lomonosov Moscow State University
Email: vn.nikolenko@yandex.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0001-9532-9957
MD, Dr. Sci. (Medicine), Professor, Head of the Department of Human Anatomy and Histology, Head of the Department of the Normal and Topographic Anatomy
Russian Federation, Moscow; MoscowMaksud A. Khalilov
Orel State University named after I.S. Turgenev
Email: halilov.66@mail.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0003-3529-0557
MD, Dr. Sci. (Medicine), Professor, Head of the Department of Anatomy, Operative Surgery and Disaster Medicine
Russian Federation, OrelLiliya V. Gavryushova
Saratov State Medical University named after V.I. Razumovsky
Email: gavryushova.liliya@yandex.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0003-4810-0695
MD, Cand. Sci. (Medicine), Associate Professor of the Department of Therapeutic Dentistry
Russian Federation, SaratovLyubov V. Moshkina
Orel State University named after I.S. Turgenev
Email: moshkina.l@internet.ru
ORCID iD: 0009-0008-1328-1880
MD, assistant at the Department of Anatomy, Operative Surgery and Disaster Medicine
Russian Federation, OrelZhi Li
Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University; Petrovsky National Research Centre of Surgery
Email: li-zhi@mail.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0003-2062-8463
MD, Postgraduate of Vascular Surgery Department
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