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J Surg Case Rep
January 2025
Department of Vascular Surgery, Xiangyang Central Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Hubei University of Arts and Science, Xiangyang 441021, China.
Extracranial carotid artery aneurysm (ECAA) is a relatively rare vascular lesion of the neck, and is usually found incidentally and is usually asymptomatic. Surgery is currently the first choice for symptomatic or growing ECAA, including open resection of the entire aneurysm, with or without arterial replacement and insertion of grafts. Ischemic stroke is the most serious complication after resection of ECAA.
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January 2025
Department of Neurosurgery, School of Medicine Yamagata University Yamagata Japan.
A 46-year-old NF1 patient with sudden visual disturbance had a thrombotic vertebral artery aneurysm causing cerebral infarction. Endovascular internal trapping was performed successfully, with complete recovery and no neurological deficits. Although this is a rare case, it suggests that endovascular therapy could be successful for vascular lesions complicated by NF1.
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December 2024
Ege University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Interventional Radiology, İzmir, Türkiye.
Purpose: This study aims to investigate the indications and therapeutic efficacy of flow-diverting stents (FDSs) in the management of extracranial carotid artery aneurysms (ECAAs) and dissections.
Methods: A retrospective analysis was conducted on 18 patients treated for ECAAs with an FDS between 2010 and 2024. Patient demographics, aneurysm characteristics, procedural details, and clinical and radiologic follow-up outcomes were extracted from medical records.
Vestn Otorinolaringol
December 2024
Sverzhevsky Research Clinical Institute of Otorhinolaryngology, Moscow, Russia.
Arteriovenous malformation (AVM, arteriovenous dysplasia) is one of the variants of congenital vascular defects formed as a result of a defect in the development of the arterial and venous systems during ontogenesis with the formation of direct messages between vessels of different diameters. In this regard, high-speed shunting of blood from the arterial part of the vascular system to the venous through fistulas of various calibers occurs. This disease is characterized by a variety of clinical manifestations.
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November 2024
Neurosurgery, Shimane University Hospital, Izumo, JPN.
Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF-1) is associated with vascular complications, including stenosis or the occlusion of the abdominal aorta and renal arteries. However, reports on the occurrence of extracranial vertebral artery aneurysms are scarce. A man in his 40s had back pain and was feeling unwell.
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