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E-224 Bilateral external carotid artery sacrifice in massive refractory hemorrhage of the pharynx: a case report
This report suggests that bilateral ECA embolization may be safe in acute settings. In this report, the bleeding did not respond to conservative or surgical management and ECA embolization was used as a life-saving procedure in order to stop massive bleeding. Bilateral external carotid artery embolization is rarely employed because of the high risk of facial necrosis. Additionally, ECAs are also assumed to serve as potential blood reservoirs, particularly in the case of ICA occlusion where the ipsilateral ECA can significantly contribute to intracranial blood flow via collaterals. However, in this report, no complications ...
Source: Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery - July 23, 2022 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Esmaeil, S., Eltatawy, A., Hossein Abbasi, M., Mowla, A., Grossman, A., Prestigiacomo, C., Shirani, P. Tags: SNIS 19th annual meeting electronic poster abstracts Source Type: research

Tumor Embolism Through Right-to-Left Shunt Due to Venous Invasion of Esophageal Carcinoma
A 69-year-old man was admitted to the hospital with right hemiparesis and global aphasia. Perfusion computed tomography imaging revealed ischemic penumbra in the middle cerebral artery territory. Angiography showed left middle cerebral artery occlusion. Mechanical thrombectomy with one pass was performed, and successful recanalization was obtained. Embolic material was retrieved; it contained tumor fragments with atypical keratinizing squamous cell carcinoma. Contrast computed tomography imaging indicated tumor invasion into the superior vena cava, and contrast transcranial Doppler indicated the presence of a right-to-left...
Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - October 1, 2020 Category: Neurology Authors: Suguru Araki, Kota Maekawa, Kazuto Kobayashi, Takanori Sano, Tadashi Yabana, Masunari Shibata, Fumitaka Miya Tags: Case Report Source Type: research

Management of Radiation Induced Carotid Stenosis in Head and Neck Cancer.
CONCLUSION: RT in patients with HNSCC holds a significant risk factor of developing carotid artery stenosis and cerebrovascular events. Carotid stenting is preferable mode of treatment for radiation-induced stenosis. A screening program with doppler ultrasonography enables pre-stroke detection of carotid stenosis. PMID: 31146165 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Translational Oncology - May 26, 2019 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Trojanowski P, Sojka M, Trojanowska A, Wolski A, Roman T, Jargiello T Tags: Transl Oncol Source Type: research

Teaching NeuroImages: Radiation-associated symptomatic carotid artery disease with ipsilateral radiodermatitis
A 68-year-old man with a history of squamous cell carcinoma of the tongue treated with external beam radiation therapy in 2007 presented in 2013 with acute onset expressive aphasia and right lower facial weakness. MRI confirmed an acute infarct in the left frontal cortex. CT angiography revealed occlusion vs critical stenosis of the left internal carotid artery, new from 2007. Examination of the patient's neck revealed ipsilateral radiodermatitis (figure). Therapeutic neck irradiation has been associated with accelerated atheromatous disease, carotid artery stenosis, and increased risk of stroke.1,2 Ipsilateral radiodermat...
Source: Neurology - February 2, 2015 Category: Neurology Authors: Ehrlich, M. E., Gulvezan, T., Southerland, A. M. Tags: All Imaging, All Cerebrovascular disease/Stroke RESIDENT AND FELLOW SECTION Source Type: research