title: Alternative management of carotid kinking. Surgical technique.
abstract: The simple surgical method to correct internal carotid artery kinking is presented. The artery is straightened and fixed to the surrounding tissues without arteriotomy and without interrupting the blood flow. The technique is simple and complication-free in kinks of lesser degree.
authors.affiliation: Neurosurgical Department, Northern Bohemia District Hospital Ustí nad Labem.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Benes
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Urbánková
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002339:Carotid Arteries / Q000601:surgery*; D002341:Carotid Artery Thrombosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D002343:Carotid Artery, Internal / Q000601:surgery*; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D006801:Humans; D002546:Ischemic Attack, Transient / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D008866:Microsurgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging