Introduction An undiagnosed aberrant internal carotid artery (ICA) in the middle ear constitutes a life-threatening risk of injury during elective myringotomy. We report a case of a 4.5-year old undergoing elective myringotomy at an outpatient ENT practice"s surgery. The tympanic membrane was described as thickened, but without otherwise pathologic findings.
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