Concomitant Hybrid Arch Vessel Reconstruction and Intracranial Clot Retrieval in Takayasu ’s Arteritis Presenting With Acute Cerebral Ischaemia: A Case Report

Type 1 Takayasu ’s arteritis (TA) predominantly affects the supra-aortic branches. Occlusive disease can cause catastrophic complications such as stroke and death. Open and endovascular techniques of revascularisation are described for extracranial disease. There is currently no default choice of surgical interve ntion. Furthermore, the management of distal intracranial complications has not been described.

Source: Annals of Vascular Surgery - June 7, 2018 Category: Surgery Authors: Leonard Shan, David Goh, Timothy Wagner Source Type: research