Intraluminal thrombus from a kink at the distal end of a carotid aneurysm.
We describe a patient who had an intraluminal thrombus arising from a kink at the distal end of a carotid aneurysm. He had suffered two strokes both treated with heparin prior to surgery. His carotid aneurysm was replaced using saphenous vein placed over a Javid shunt.
D000783:Aneurysm / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D002339:Carotid Arteries / Q000601:surgery; D002341:Carotid Artery Thrombosis / Q000209:etiology*; D002343:Carotid Artery, Internal; D002544:Cerebral Infarction / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged