Recanalization of chronic carotid occlusion: Case report and review of the literature

Vascular

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 281-283

  Matic, Predrag ^a,b   Ilijevski, Nenad ^a   Radak, Sandra ^a   Kolar, Jovo ^a   Radak, Djordje ^a  

^a Dedinje Cardiovascular Institute   (Serbia)

^b NONE   (Serbia)

Author keywords

Carotid artery; Carotid endarterectomy; Recanalization

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY BRUIT; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; DIZZINESS; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECANALIZATION; STENOSIS; VERTIGO;

CAROTID ARTERY, INTERNAL; CAROTID STENOSIS; CHRONIC DISEASE; ENDARTERECTOMY, CAROTID; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REMISSION, SPONTANEOUS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; VASCULAR PATENCY;

EID: 70350405714     PISSN: 17085381     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2310/6670.2009.00018     Document Type: Article

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