Transluminal dilatation of the internal carotid artery in fibromuscular dysplasia--a case history.
In a fifty-one-year-old female patient, bilateral fibromuscular dysplasia of the internal carotid artery was treated during surgery with intraluminal dilatation. The backflow excludes the occurrence of cerebral embolism. The method and its possibilities are discussed.
van den Hoven
R W
RW
Department of Neurology, Lucas Hospitial Apeldoorn, The Netherlands.
Mali
W P
WP
Theodorides
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D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon / Q000379:methods*; D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D002340:Carotid Artery Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D002343:Carotid Artery, Internal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D004569:Electroencephalography; D005260:Female; D005352:Fibromuscular Dysplasia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D013382:Subtraction Technique