Cor Vasa 2016, 58(3):e361-e364 | DOI: 10.1016/j.crvasa.2015.06.001

Undiagnosed tandem stenosis of the internal carotid artery - A case report

Hana Pluháčková^a,b, Robert Staffa^a,b, Tomáš Novotný^a,b,*, Zdeněk Kříž^a, Jan Buček^a,b

^a II. chirurgická klinika, Centrum cévních onemocnění, Fakultní nemocnice u sv. Anny v Brně, Brno, Česká republika

^b Lékařská fakulta Masarykovy Univerzity, Brno, Česká republika

We report a case of a 77-year-old patient with a tandem carotid stenosis diagnosed intraoperatively. Even though standard computed tomography angiography was performed before surgery, second stenosis distal to carotid bifurcation had not been detected. No recommendations or guidelines for managing tandem stenosis are available. It remains an unsolved issue in vascular surgery.

Keywords: Carotid artery; Carotid endarterectomy; Carotid stenosis; Tandem stenosis

Received: May 30, 2015; Accepted: June 8, 2015; Published: June 1, 2016  Show citation