Don't trust a vein graft to treat carotid aneurysm in patients with Behçet disease Xavier Berard, MD, Jean-Marc Corpataux, MD, Habib Taoufiq, MD, Gerard Sassoust, MD, Vincenzo Brizzi, MD, Dominique Midy, MD, PhD Journal of Vascular Surgery Volume 52, Issue 2, Pages 471-474 (August 2010) DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2010.03.028 Copyright © 2010 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Computed tomography scan of the ruptured vein graft. Arrowheads indicate proximal and distal ends of the vein graft. Asterix shows external carotid artery previously ligated. Journal of Vascular Surgery 2010 52, 471-474DOI: (10.1016/j.jvs.2010.03.028) Copyright © 2010 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Operative view of vein graft rupture after vessel loop control of common carotid artery (CCA) proximally and clamp control of the vein graft distally. Journal of Vascular Surgery 2010 52, 471-474DOI: (10.1016/j.jvs.2010.03.028) Copyright © 2010 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig 3 A: Diagnostic angiogram showing pseudoaneurysm at anastomosis between the PTFE and vein graft. B: Completion angiogram after deployment of two overlapping stent grafts. *, anastomosis between the common carotid artery and PTFE graft; single arrowheads, proximal and distal ends of the remaining vein graft; double arrowheads, proximal and distal ends of the stent grafts. Journal of Vascular Surgery 2010 52, 471-474DOI: (10.1016/j.jvs.2010.03.028) Copyright © 2010 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions