Pseudo-occlusion of the internal carotid artery: Report of 15 cases and review of the literature

International Angiology

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 147-150

  Regina, G ^a   Testini, M ^a,b   Fullone, M ^a   Rossonis, S ^a   Impedovo, G ^a   Todisco, C ^a   Federico, F ^a   Greco, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Arterial occlusive disease; Carotid artery diseases, surgery

Indexed keywords

ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT; TICLOPIDINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTERIOTOMY; ARTERY GRAFT; ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERIOGRAPHY; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY OCCLUSION; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; POSTOPERATIVE THROMBOSIS; PSEUDOOBSTRUCTION; PULSATILE FLOW; WAVEFORM;

AGED; ARTERIAL OCCLUSIVE DISEASES; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; CAROTID ARTERY, INTERNAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0030742854     PISSN: 03929590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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