Intimal dissection following percutaneous transluminal carotid angioplasty for fibromuscular dysplasia

✍ Scribed by R. Jooma; J. R. Bradshaw; H. B. Griffith

• Book ID: 104731761
• Publisher: Springer
• Year: 1985
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 190 KB
• Volume: 27
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0028-3940
• DOI: 10.1007/bf00343793

✦ Synopsis

Fibromuscular dysplasia (FMD) is an unusual form of segmental arteriopathy and may affect the internal carotid artery (ICA). We report a case of carotid FMD in which percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) was complicated by an intimal tear and required surgical exploration. PTA is a useful form of treatment, but there is a risk of intimal dissection. If this occurs, it may be necessary to excise the intimal flap surgically.