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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 stalk, in a patient with elevated blood prolactin level.
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Received: 28 February 2000 Revised: 7 June 2000 Accepted: 9 June 2000
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Ekinci, G., Baltacıoğlu, F., Kılıç, T. et al. A rare cause of hyperprolactinemia: persistent trigeminal artery with stalk-section effect. Eur Radiol 11, 648–650 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/s003300000573
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s003300000573