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A MOBILE LESION IN THE CAROTID ARTERY
Author(s) -
Stewart J.,
Gover J.,
Tridgell D.,
Frawley And J.
Publication year - 1996
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.1445-2197.1996.tb00837.x
Subject(s) - medicine , carotid endarterectomy , stenosis , thrombus , lumen (anatomy) , duplex scanning , lesion , carotid arteries , endarterectomy , internal carotid artery , radiology , embolism , cardiology , surgery
The case of a 68 year old woman with a sudden onset of visual loss in the left eye is reported. Carotid duplex scanning revealed a 50–75% stenosis of the left internal carotid artery, with a floating tail of clot extending into the lumen of the artery. Emergency carotid endarterectomy, removing the plaque with the attached thrombus, was performed.