Safer intraoperative carotid arteriography.
A new technique of intraoperative carotid arteriography after endarterectomy is described. Placement under direct vision of a plastic angiocatheter through the superior thyroid artery into the lumen of the common carotid artery facilitates arteriography without the potential complications of puncture of the common carotid artery wall.
D002339:Carotid Arteries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D002404:Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation; D002560:Cerebrovascular Circulation; D003973:Diatrizoate / Q000008:administration & dosage; D004691:Endarterectomy; D006801:Humans; D007430:Intraoperative Care; D010969:Plastics; D011859:Radiography; D012449:Safety
D010969:Plastics; D003973:Diatrizoate