title: Persistent proatlantal artery associated with carotid artery stenosis treatment by percutaneous transluminal balloon angioplasty.
abstract: A 58-year-old man had an asymptomatic tight stenosis of the internal carotid artery associated with a persistent proatlantal artery. This as well as other compositional arterial anomalies of the basilar artery were discovered on arteriograms. The stenosis was successfully treated by percutaneous transluminal balloon angioplasty. Therapeutic choices are discussed in this setting because of the risk of carotid clamping in the presence of persistent carotid-basilar anastomoses.
authors.affiliation: Service de Chirurgie Générale et Vasculaire, Hôpital Central, Nancy, France.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bour
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bracard
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Frisch
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Frisch
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Fiévé
mesh_terms: D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon; D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D001488:Basilar Artery / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002340:Carotid Artery Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D002343:Carotid Artery, Internal / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D014711:Vertebral Artery / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging