Surgical treatment of symptomatic coiling or kinking internal carotid artery.
Coiling of the artery is a rare morphologic entity most frequently described in the internal carotid artery. Herein we present two cases with symptomatic kinked internal carotid artery: one suffering from paresthesia of the right arm and speech disturbances and the other suffering from weakness of the left half of the body and speech disturbances. Both patients were treated surgically. None of the patients experienced any peri- or postoperative complications.
Tetik
Omer
O
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Atatürk Training and Research Hospital, Yeşilyurt/Izmir, Turkey. omer_tetik@hotmail.com
Yurekli
Ismail
I
Yilik
Levent
L
Akhan
Galip
G
Gurbuz
Ali
A
D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical; D002340:Carotid Artery Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D002343:Carotid Artery, Internal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018908:Muscle Weakness / Q000209:etiology; D010292:Paresthesia / Q000209:etiology; D011859:Radiography; D013064:Speech Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures