Reconstruction of pathological tortuosity of subcranial part of internal carotid artery using dopplerographic control

Tortuosity of the internal carotid artery with dysplastic changes in the form of aneurysms and diverticula should be attributed to a rare pathology. The pathology of this localization makes open surgery difficult due to access trauma and a high risk of arterio-arterial embolism with the development of cerebrovascular accident. The method of reconstructive intervention is offered, using ultrasound dopplerographic control and there is a result of successful application of the method in the patient with pathological tortuosity of subcranial part of the internal carotid artery combined with diverticula.

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