Critical Consideration in Surgical Approach to the Neck in a Case of Absent Common Carotid with Concurrent Anomalous Vertebral Artery

[...]the structures involved in the anomaly are the left carotid system and the left vertebral artery (Fig. 2). First is in the setting of an emergency exploration of the injured neck without prior imaging. The surgical interventions pathophysiologically or physically relating to the structure demand attention to avoid interventional errors in acute settings such as trauma. [...]the variant structures may impact the strategy of approach and intervention in interventional radiology procedures.