title: Fibromuscular dysplasia of common carotid artery. A case report.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India.
authors.forename: R V
authors.initials: RV
authors.lastname: Phadke
authors.forename: K B
authors.initials: KB
authors.lastname: Taori
authors.forename: V K
authors.initials: VK
authors.lastname: Divekar
authors.forename: V R
authors.initials: VR
authors.lastname: Bhutada
mesh_terms: 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