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Tongue necrosis as an unusual presentation of carotid artery stenosis

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1 Tongue necrosis as an unusual presentation of carotid artery stenosis
Paul M. Bjordahl, MD, Alex D. Ammar, MD  Journal of Vascular Surgery  Volume 54, Issue 3, Pages (September 2011) DOI: /j.jvs Copyright © 2011 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions

2 Fig 1 Left carotid arteriogram demonstrating approximately 90% stenosis and in situ thrombus or embolus of the lingual artery with distal occlusion. The thin arrows outline lingual artery thrombus or embolus. The thicker arrow shows abrupt occlusion of the lingual artery presumably due to embolization. Journal of Vascular Surgery  , DOI: ( /j.jvs ) Copyright © 2011 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions

3 Fig 2 Early phase arteriogram demonstrating severe stenosis at the origin of the right external carotid artery. Journal of Vascular Surgery  , DOI: ( /j.jvs ) Copyright © 2011 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions


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