Ischaemic rest pain of the head: a case report.
A 54-year-old man presented with a 3-year history of rest pain of an ischaemic scalp ulcer. Angiography demonstrated that the only blood supply to his head was the left internal carotid artery. Stenting the left subclavian artery and subsequently allowing flow into his left vertebral artery alleviated his symptoms.
Khan
M A
MA
Senior House Officer, Sheffield Vascular Institute, Northern General Hospital, Sheffield, UK.
Beard
J
J
Delbridge
M
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D001366:Axillary Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D016122:Brachiocephalic Trunk / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002342:Carotid Artery, External / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002343:Carotid Artery, Internal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006261:Headache / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007511:Ischemia / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016491:Peripheral Vascular Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D011859:Radiography; D012535:Scalp / Q000098:blood supply*; D015607:Stents; D013348:Subclavian Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D014456:Ulcer / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation; D014711:Vertebral Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging