title: [Reflections on surgery of high lesions of the internal carotid. Experimental study of the floating endarterial graft].
abstract: The use of a floating graft is proposed in order to attempt resolution of surgical problems raised by distal internal carotid artery lesions located high in the neck. Surgical treatment is essential, but vascular suture is impossible below the petrosa and ligature of internal carotid artery is often the only solution. The floating graft, which is fixed proximally only and is allowed to float in the circulation, allows exclusion of the lesion and maintenance of the carotid vascular axis. Preliminary experimental studies in the rat have provided satisfactory results and research should be continued in larger animals prior to possible clinical use.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001808:Blood Vessels / Q000637:transplantation*; D002339:Carotid Arteries / Q000601:surgery*; D002340:Carotid Artery Diseases / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D020212:Carotid Artery Injuries; D002343:Carotid Artery, Internal; D006801:Humans; D002532:Intracranial Aneurysm / Q000601:surgery; D008722:Methods; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains
vernacular_title: Réflexion sur la chirurgie des lésions hautes de la carotide interne. Etude expérimentale de la greffe flottante endo-artérielle.