The Retropharyngeal Internal Carotid Artery: A Systematic Review, Meta-Analysis of the Current Literature, and Evidence Sampling
Clin Anat. 2025 Dec 27. doi: 10.1002/ca.70072. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTA retropharyngeal internal carotid artery (RP-ICA) is a cervical ICA variant that courses adjacent to or abuts the pharyngeal wall, reducing the safety margin during procedures such as nasotracheal intubation and transoral

