Symptomatic Bilateral Carotid Artery Occlusion: An Uncommon Pattern of Carotid Pathology.

Autor:	Maltezos C; Department of Vascular Surgery, KAT General Hospital, Athens, Greece., Anastasiadou C; Department of Vascular Surgery, KAT General Hospital, Athens, Greece., Papapetrou A; Department of Vascular Surgery, KAT General Hospital, Athens, Greece., Galyfos G; Department of Vascular Surgery, KAT General Hospital, Athens, Greece., Sachmpazidis I; Department of Vascular Surgery, KAT General Hospital, Athens, Greece., Papacharalampous G; Department of Vascular Surgery, KAT General Hospital, Athens, Greece.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Vascular specialist international [Vasc Specialist Int] 2018 Jun; Vol. 34 (2), pp. 31-34. Date of Electronic Publication: 2018 Jun 30.
DOI:	10.5758/vsi.2018.34.2.31
Abstrakt:	We report an unusual case of an 83-year-old man who was admitted with dizziness and repeated drop attacks. He was diagnosed with bilateral carotid artery occlusion and he underwent a left subclavian to left carotid bypass with ringed polytetrafluoroethylene graft. The patient's postoperative course was uneventful and no symptoms presented during a 6-month follow-up. Finally, we discuss on proper management of such patients. Competing Interests: Conflict of interest: None.
Databáze:	MEDLINE
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