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Management of Radiation-Induced Extracranial Arterial Occlusions at Multiple levelsA Case ReportDepartment of Vascular Surgery, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Department of Vascular Surgery, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Department of Vascular Surgery, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Department of Vascular Surgery, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina Extracranial arterial occlusion can occur secondary to external beam irradiation of the cervical region. The authors present a case of radiation-induced occlusion of bilateral common carotid, bilateral internal carotid, and unilateral vertebral arteries. Management issues are discussed, with particular focus on radiation-induced arterial injury and the external carotid artery as a means to cerebral revascularization.
Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Vol. 29, No. 6,
511-517 (1995) |
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