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FIBROMUSCULAR DYSPLASIA OF THE CAROTID ARTERY
Author(s) -
Effeney David J.,
Krupski William C.,
Stoney Ronald J.,
Ehrenfeld William K.
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.111
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1445-2197
pISSN - 0004-8682
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1983.tb02502.x
Subject(s) - amaurosis fugax , medicine , fibromuscular dysplasia , stroke (engine) , presentation (obstetrics) , incidence (geometry) , carotid arteries , surgery , cardiology , renal artery , mechanical engineering , physics , optics , engineering , kidney
A series of 101 patients with carotid fibromuscular disease have been treated and followed for at least one year. Transient ischaemic attacks and amaurosis fugax were the most common presentation, while 22% of patients had had a completed stroke prior to surgery. Graduated dilatation was the most commonly used surgical method. In 150 operations, there were no deaths and three operative strokes. The operative repair has proven to be very durable and associated with a low incidence of neurologic events.