A rare cause of hyperprolactinemia: persistent trigeminal artery with stalk-section effect

Ekinci G., Baltacioglu F., Kihc T., Cimsit C., Akpinar I., Pamir N., ...More

EUROPEAN RADIOLOGY, vol.11, no.4, pp.648-650, 2001 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 11 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2001
  • Doi Number: 10.1007/s003300000573
  • Journal Name: EUROPEAN RADIOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.648-650
  • Keywords: persistent trigeminal artery, MRI, angiography, hyperprolactinemia
  • Marmara University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

The primitive trigeminal, otic, hypoglossal, and proatlantal intersegmental arteries are fetal anastomoses between the carotid and vertebrobasilar systems, Persistent trigeminal artery (PTA) is the most frequent embryonic communication between the vertebrobasilar and carotid systems in adults. We report a case of PTA compressing the left side of the pituitary gland and stark, in a patient with elevated blood prolactin level.