Mesenteric steal and carotid stenosis relief of symptoms with carotid endarterectomy.
This is a case report of a patient with mesenteric steal, severe carotid stenosis, and cerebral symptoms that occurred with eating. Symptoms occurred when carotid flows were documented to be decreased. Carotid endarterectomy stabilized carotid flows and ameliorated symptoms.
Sheehan
Maureen
M
Division of Peripheral Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL, USA. mksmd@verizon.net
Labropoulos
Nicos
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Baker
William
W
D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001783:Blood Flow Velocity / Q000502:physiology; D001921:Brain / Q000098:blood supply*; D016893:Carotid Stenosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D004435:Eating / Q000502:physiology*; D016894:Endarterectomy, Carotid; D006801:Humans; D007511:Ischemia / Q000209:etiology*; D002546:Ischemic Attack, Transient / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D018616:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Duplex