New approach to preoperative vascular exclusion for carotid body tumor

We report a new approach to preoperative vascular exclusion of a carotid body tumor. Before surgery, covered stents were placed in the external carotid artery, resulting in vascular exclusion of the tumor. Subsequent surgical excision was uneventful, with operative blood loss less than 200 mL and no...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of vascular surgery 2003-08, Vol.38 (2), p.389-391
Hauptverfasser:	Tripp, Henry F, Fail, Peter S, Beyer, Matthew G, Chaisson, Gary A
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Biological and medical sciences Carotid Artery, External - surgery Carotid Body Tumor - blood supply Carotid Body Tumor - surgery Female Humans Medical sciences Middle Aged Stents Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases Surgery of the heart Treatment Outcome Vascular Surgical Procedures - methods
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Zusammenfassung:	We report a new approach to preoperative vascular exclusion of a carotid body tumor. Before surgery, covered stents were placed in the external carotid artery, resulting in vascular exclusion of the tumor. Subsequent surgical excision was uneventful, with operative blood loss less than 200 mL and no neurologic complications postoperatively. This technique deserves further consideration as a reasonable alternative to conventional embolization.
ISSN:	0741-5214 1097-6809
DOI:	10.1016/S0741-5214(03)00140-X