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Flapping of the dissected intima in a case of traumatic carotid artery dissection in a jackhammer worker
Author(s) -
Vadikolias Konstantinos,
Heliopoulos John,
Serdari Aspasia,
Vadikolia Chrissanthi M.,
Piperidou Charitomeni
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
journal of clinical ultrasound
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.272
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1097-0096
pISSN - 0091-2751
DOI - 10.1002/jcu.20556
Subject(s) - medicine , lumen (anatomy) , stenosis , carotid arteries , dissection (medical) , transcranial doppler , stroke (engine) , flapping , ultrasound , cervical artery , radiology , anatomy , cardiology , surgery , mechanical engineering , wing , engineering , aerospace engineering
We present the sonographic finding of flapping of the dissected intima inside the carotid artery in a 48‐year‐old man who suffered an acute stroke after vigorous use of a jackhammer. The dissected intima was seen to flap inside the lumen regularly and in synchrony with the vessel's pulse. There was no distal segmental stenosis. The extracranial blood flow velocities were within normal limits and transcranial Doppler examination did not reveal any velocity alteration. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound 2009