The short retropharyngeal route for arterial bypass across the neck.
Occasionally, in order to revascularize the carotid bifurcation one may need to cross the neck with a bypass that originates in the opposite subclavian or common carotid artery. This report describes a short, natural route behind the pharynx that permits using a shorter bypass as well as a direct reimplantation of one common carotid into its opposite without an intervening graft.
D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D002340:Carotid Artery Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D002548:Cerebral Revascularization / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007013:Hypopharynx; D011859:Radiography; D013348:Subclavian Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery