ISSN:
1432-1920
Keywords:
Carotid artery, dissection
;
Carotid artery, diseases
;
Carotid artery, surgery
;
Carotid artery, magnetic resonance imaging
;
Carotid endarterectomy, complications
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Abstract A patient who had recently undergone carotid endarterectomy was found to have internal carotid artery dissection on an MRI examination. This is a supposedly rare complication of this frequently performed operation. Since most patients with dissection of the ICA (from whatever cause) are symptomatic when the diagnosis is made, its incidental detection in an asymptomatic patient suggests that this complication may be commoner than generally recognised. We review the ways in which carotid dissection may occur during endarterectomy and the differential diagnosis of the MRI appearances.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00588399
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