A mobile lesion in the carotid artery.
The case of a 68 year old woman with a sudden onset of visual loss in the left eye is reported. Carotid duplex scanning revealed a 50-75% stenosis of the left internal carotid artery, with a floating tail of clot extending into the lumen of the artery. Emergency carotid endarterectomy, removing the plaque with the attached thrombus, was performed.
Stewart
J
J
Department of Vascular and Transplantation Surgery, Prince Henry Hospital, Sydney, Australia.
Gover
J
J
Tridgell
D
D
Frawley
J
J
D000368:Aged; D001161:Arteriosclerosis / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D001766:Blindness / Q000209:etiology; D002341:Carotid Artery Thrombosis / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D002343:Carotid Artery, Internal; D016893:Carotid Stenosis / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D004617:Embolism / Q000209:etiology; D016894:Endarterectomy, Carotid; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012161:Retinal Artery; D018616:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Duplex