Carotid stenting in the bovine arch.
We report our experience in stent-supported angioplasty of the left internal carotid artery in patients with anomalous origin of the left common carotid, the so-called bovine arch, in which the right brachiocephalic and left carotid share a common trunk from the aortic arch. The occurrence of the anatomic variant is discussed, and techniques of femoral, brachial, and radial approaches are described.
Shaw
James A
JA
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA.
Gravereaux
Edwin C
EC
Eisenhauer
Andrew C
AC
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000792:Angiography; D002340:Carotid Artery Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D017536:Carotid Artery, Common / Q000002:abnormalities*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015607:Stents