Fibromuscular dysplasia of common carotid artery. A case report.
A case of presumed fibromuscular dysplasia involving the left common carotid artery with formation of fusiform aneurysm of the whole length of the common carotid artery, and a distal web-like lesion, is described in a 25 year old female patient. The angiographic appearance of the lesion is uncommon, as is the involvement of the common carotid artery. The literature is reviewed.
Phadke
R V
RV
Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India.
Taori
K B
KB
Divekar
V K
VK
Bhutada
V R
VR
D000328:Adult; D000783:Aneurysm / Q000209:etiology; D000792:Angiography; D002340:Carotid Artery Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D005352:Fibromuscular Dysplasia / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans