Endarterectomy for atheromatous hypoglossal artery. Case report.
A 57-year-old white man developed transient ischemic symptoms of the posterior circulation in August, 1981. Serial arteriography revealed stenosis of a large right hypoglossal artery which narrowed from 50% to 90% after only 2 months. The hypoglossal artery occurs in the 4-mm human embryo, normally from Days 21 to 26 of gestation. This is the first reported case of hypoglossal endarterectomy.
D001161:Arteriosclerosis / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D004691:Endarterectomy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014059:Tongue / Q000098:blood supply*; D014711:Vertebral Artery / Q000002:abnormalities