title: External carotid endarterectomy with patch angioplasty using internal jugular vein--two case reports.
abstract: A 59-year-old male and a 74-year-old male presented with occlusion of the right internal carotid artery and stenosis at the origin of the ipsilateral external carotid artery manifesting as cerebral ischemia. External carotid endarterectomy with patch angioplasty using the internal jugular vein was performed. Special care was taken to obliterate the stump of the carotid artery using a Weck clip in one case and plication with non-absorbable sutures in the other. Cerebral blood flow in the affected hemisphere was increased after surgery and the patients remained asymptomatic. External carotid endarterectomy has several special aspects such as patch angioplasty and elimination of the stump which must be understood.
authors.affiliation: Neurosurgery Division, Satte General Hospital, Saitama, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yanaka
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Noguchi
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Maruno
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Meguro
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nose
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002545:Brain Ischemia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D002342:Carotid Artery, External / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D016893:Carotid Stenosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D016894:Endarterectomy, Carotid / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014680:Veins / Q000637:transplantation*