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A, Photograph of the corrosion cast of the cerebrovascular anatomy on ventral view with 20° cephalad angulation shows two vascular connections in the posterior (curved arrow) and middle (straight arrow) portions as well as a dense vascular network connecting the anterior portion of the carotid retia. B, Close-up view of the retial structure on a left common carotid arteriogram after surgery confirms the vascular connections between both retia demonstrated on the corrosion cast
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A, Postoperative left carotid arteriogram taken before occipital artery ligation shows the opacified left occipital artery (arrow). B, Left carotid arteriogram after occipital artery ligation. The early phase shows both retial structures and opacification of the internal maxillary artery (open arrow) on the anastomotic side. C, Late phase of carotid arteriogram shows opacification of the external carotid artery (long arrow) and jugular vein (short arrow) on the anastomotic side, confirming the direction of flow diversion through the retia toward the arteriovenous fistula