title: Subclavian carotid bypass of occluded common and internal carotid arteries facilitated by an anomalous branch of the internal carotid artery.
abstract: Typically, internal carotid artery (ICA) occlusion precludes carotid endarterectomy. Extracranial branches of the ICA are uncommon. If this anomaly occurs in the setting of total proximal ICA occlusion then revascularization is feasible. We describe a unique example of such a case.
authors.affiliation: Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD.
authors.forename: Ryan
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Shields
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD.
authors.forename: Mitchell R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Ladd
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD.
authors.forename: Nishant
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Patel
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD. Electronic address: treifsn1@jhmi.edu.
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Reifsnyder
mesh_terms: D002339:Carotid Arteries / Q000601:surgery*; D002343:Carotid Artery, Internal / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000601:surgery*; D016893:Carotid Stenosis / Q000601:surgery*; D002548:Cerebral Revascularization / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013348:Subclavian Artery / Q000601:surgery