A Potentially Catastrophic Anatomical Variation: Aberrant Internal Carotid Artery in the Middle Ear Cavity

<table>MDCT showing that the ECA was entering to the left middle ear, and the tympanic canaliculus was seen as expanded and had a connection with the horizontal (petrous) part of internal carotid artery. JB: jugular bulb, ECA: external carotid artery, and TC: tympanic canaliculus.</table>

Case Reports in Otolaryngology

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Figure 4: A Potentially Catastrophic Anatomical Variation: Aberrant Internal Carotid Artery in the Middle Ear Cavity 