Anatomical variations of the carotid arteries: kinking, coiling, and tortuosity. Anatomical and functional considerations

1 Department of Human Anatomy, University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Carol Davila”, Bucharest 2 Department of Human Anatomy, “Ovidius” University of Constanta 3 Department of Radiology and Medical Imaging, Fundeni Hospital, Bucharest 4 Department of Vascular Surgery, ARNAS Civico Di Cristina Benfratelli Hospital, Palermo, Italy 5 Dipartimento di Biopatologia e Biotecnologie Mediche e Forensi, Universita degli Studi di Palermo, Italy 6 Dipartimento di Biomedicina Sperimentale e Neuroscienze Cliniche, Universita degli Studi di Palermo, Italy