title: Atherosclerosic dissection of the cervical internal carotid artery--a case report.
abstract: Atherosclerosis as a cause of spontaneous dissection in the cervical internal carotid arteries has been described in only a few cases. The authors present a surgically and pathologically proven case of dissection on the base of atherosclerosis of the cervical internal carotid artery. A resection of the pathologic segment with arterial reconstruction by direct anastomosis with a venous patch graft was performed. The postoperative course was uneventful.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University Hospitals K.U. Leuven, Belgium.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: De Baets
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Delanote
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Jackers
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: De Puydt
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Wilms
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001161:Arteriosclerosis / Q000473:pathology*; D002340:Carotid Artery Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D002343:Carotid Artery, Internal; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous