Extensive mobile thrombus of the internal carotid artery: A case report, treatment options, and a review of the literature

American Surgeon

Volumn 71, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 853-855

  Hill, Stephen L ^a   Brozyna, Witold ^a  

^a Department of Surgery Carilion Medical System ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT; CLOPIDOGREL; DRUG DERIVATIVE; HEPARIN; TICLOPIDINE; WARFARIN;

BRAIN ANGIOGRAPHY; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ARTERY THROMBOSIS; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CASE REPORT; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOGRAPHY; REVIEW; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTICOAGULANTS; CAROTID ARTERY THROMBOSIS; CAROTID ARTERY, INTERNAL; CAROTID STENOSIS; CEREBRAL ANGIOGRAPHY; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; ENDARTERECTOMY, CAROTID; HEPARIN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLATELET AGGREGATION INHIBITORS; TICLOPIDINE; TIME FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WARFARIN;

EID: 33644953975     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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