Surgical correction of symptomatic vertebral artery kinking.
Two cases of repeated posterior fossa ischaemia are presented. Other sources of embolization, except middle part vertebral artery kinkings were excluded. Medical therapy failed in both cases. A simple surgical technique was employed--kink straightening and fixation. In both cases the surgery was simple, safe, yielding the desired effect.
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Department of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Central Military Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic. benes@uvn.cz
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D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D002545:Brain Ischemia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D002343:Carotid Artery, Internal / Q000601:surgery; D016893:Carotid Stenosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D002533:Cerebral Angiography / Q000379:methods; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014055:Tomography, Emission-Computed / Q000379:methods; D014711:Vertebral Artery / Q000601:surgery*