title: Spontaneous recanalization of chronic occlusion of the internal carotid artery.
abstract: Described in the article is a rare case concerning spontaneous recanalization of the extracranial portion of the internal carotid artery (ICA) eleven months after occlusion. Only few publications have been dedicated to recanalization of ICA chronic occlusion. Spontaneous recanalization of the ICA is more common than it is generally understood. The authors have analysed all available articles about this problem from PubMed (1957 to 2013), reviewing the mechanisms of recanalization of the ICA, methods of diagnosis and treatment. The purpose of this case report is to emphasize the importance of ICA spontaneous recanalization and consequences thereof.
authors.affiliation: Saratov Scientific Research Institute of Traumatology and Orthopaedics under the Health Ministry of the Russian Federation, Saratov, Russia.
authors.forename: I N
authors.initials: IN
authors.lastname: Shchanitsyn
authors.affiliation: Saratov Scientific Research Institute of Traumatology and Orthopaedics under the Health Ministry of the Russian Federation, Saratov, Russia.
authors.forename: T D
authors.initials: TD
authors.lastname: Maksyushina
authors.affiliation: Saratov Scientific Research Institute of Traumatology and Orthopaedics under the Health Ministry of the Russian Federation, Saratov, Russia.
authors.forename: Yu I
authors.initials: YI
authors.lastname: Titova
authors.affiliation: Saratov Scientific Research Institute of Traumatology and Orthopaedics under the Health Ministry of the Russian Federation, Saratov, Russia.
authors.forename: E A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Persova
authors.affiliation: Saratov Scientific Research Institute of Traumatology and Orthopaedics under the Health Ministry of the Russian Federation, Saratov, Russia.
authors.forename: S P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Bazhanov
authors.affiliation: Clinic of Aortic and Cardiovascular Surgery, First Moscow State Medical University named after I.M. Sechenov, Moscow, Russia.
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Karavaikin
mesh_terms: D000792:Angiography; D002545:Brain Ischemia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D002317:Cardiovascular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002343:Carotid Artery, Internal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology; D016893:Carotid Stenosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D019161:Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011379:Prognosis; D020127:Recovery of Function; D012075:Remission, Spontaneous; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods; D018615:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color / Q000379:methods; D014654:Vascular Patency
chemical_list: D002317:Cardiovascular Agents; D019161:Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors