Carotid Artery Entrapment by Hyoid Bone —A Rare Cause of Recurrent Strokes in a Young Patient

The search for etiology of stroke in a young patient may present a diagnostic challenge. In rare cases, chronic external trauma to the carotid may be the cause of cerebral thromboembolic events. The hyoid bone lies in close proximity to the carotid artery bifurcation, and anatomic variants have been implicated in carotid compression, stenosis, dissection, and pseudoaneurysm.

Source: Annals of Vascular Surgery - July 20, 2018 Category: Surgery Authors: Anastasia Plotkin, Gregory A. Magee, Matthew G. Bartley, Kathryn E. Bowser, Jeniann A. Yi Tags: Abstracts Presented to the Southern California Vascular Surgery Society Source Type: research