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14707408

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2-3
pubmed:dateCreated
2004-3-22
pubmed:abstractText
Evaluation of the distal portion of the extracranial internal carotid artery (ICA) is indispensable for the judgment of whether surgical treatment for high-grade carotid stenosis is preferable or not. When the ICA is occluded or severely stenosed by an organic lesion along the long segment, carotid endarterectomy (CEA) is abandoned. On the other hand, CEA may be beneficial in patients with severe carotid stenosis which is situated only in the restricted lesion of the proximal portion of the ICA. Conventional carotid ultrasonography sometimes cannot provide sufficient information due to calcified plaque and/or high position of bifurcation. Newly developed transoral carotid ultrasonography (TOCU) enables us to observe the distal extracranial ICA and distinguish the differential diagnosis. We herein report 3 cases of severe carotid stenosis in which TOCU provided the necessary information obtained neither by conventional carotid ultrasonography nor by angiogram. We concluded that TOCU provides prerequisite information in certain cases in which CEA is considered.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
1015-9770
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
Copyright 2004 S. Karger AG, Basel
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
17
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
106-10
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2004
pubmed:articleTitle
Transoral carotid ultrasonography as a diagnostic aid in patients with severe carotid stenosis.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Cerebrovascular Disease and Clinical Research Institute, National Kyushu Medical Center, Fukuoka, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't