title: Fibromuscular dysplasia of the extracranial carotid arteries. Case reports.
abstract: Seven cases of fibromuscular dysplasia of the carotid artery are presented. Six of these patients presented with transient or fixed neurological deficit and 1 with intracranial haemorrhage. The uncertainty about the natural history of this condition is highlighted, and guidelines to the management of symptomatic patients as well as the more controversial incidentally diagnosed asymptomatic patient are outlined. A novel form of intra-operative use of a Grunzig balloon dilatation catheter in the management of fibromuscular dysplasia is presented.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D002340:Carotid Artery Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D005352:Fibromuscular Dysplasia / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D002546:Ischemic Attack, Transient / Q000209:etiology; D008875:Middle Aged