A CADAVERIC STUDY ON ANATOMICAL VARIATIONS IN POSTERIOR COMMUNICATING ARTERY
INTRODUCTION:The posterior communicating artery is the main anastomotic channel of circle of willis.It joins internal carotid artery and vertebra-basilar arterial system. The size of posterior communicating artery varies frequently.The hypoplasia or aplasia of posterior communicating artery can detrmine the prognosis of neurological diseases. AIM:To study the variations and caliber of posterior communicating artery MATERIALS AND METHODS: A total of 104 specimens were collected,cleaned ,dissected and xed in formalin.Anatomical variations and caliber of posterior communicating artery were carefully recorded and photographed. RESULTS: In the present study,the hypoplasia of posterior communicating artery was one of the frequent variations which were observed in 16.7% of the subjects followed by aplasia in 15.5% and duplication in 1% . CONCLUSION: Awareness of these variations is important in diagnosis of neurological disorders and in neurovascular surgeries.