Bilateral retropharyngeal internal carotid artery ‘kissing carotids’

ESC Curriculum2.1 Imaging modalities • 2.2 Echocardiography • 2.4 Cardiac computed tomography A 77-year-old female presented with right central retinal artery occlusion.Computed tomography angiography (CTA) demonstrated scattered atherosclerotic disease of the common and proximal internal carotid arteries (ICAs) without high-grade stenosis.Carotid duplex confirmed no significant stenosis in ICA (right 50-59%, left 20-39%).The initial CTA was significant for a retropharyngeal