Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 34, Issue 4 , Pages 739-742 , October 2001

Extracranial carotid aneurysm in Takayasu's arteritis

Received 8 January 2001 ,Accepted 4 April 2001.

  • Image Result

    A, CT image of neck, showing aneurysm of right common carotid artery with prominent intraluminal thrombus. B, Angiographic appearance of right common carotid aneurysm. Arrow indicates aneurysm.

    A, CT image of neck, showing aneurysm of right common carotid artery with prominent intraluminal thrombus. B, Angiographic appearance of right common carotid aneurysm. Arrow indicates aneurysm.

  • Image Result

    Microphotograph of aneurysm, showing destruction of medial elastic tissue and fibrosis of media and adventitia (elastic van Gieson, original magnification × 4). Elastic tissue shows up as black struct

    Microphotograph of aneurysm, showing destruction of medial elastic tissue and fibrosis of media and adventitia (elastic van Gieson, original magnification × 4). Elastic tissue shows up as black structure. Note absence of elastin material on left side of photograph.

☆ Competition of interest: nil.

☆☆ Reprint requests: Dr Tetsuro Miyata, Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8655, Japan (e-mail: miyata-2su@h.u-tokyo.ac.jp ).

★ Published online Aug 13, 2001.

PII: S0741-5214(01)72449-4

doi: 10.1067/mva.2001.116808

Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 34, Issue 4 , Pages 739-742 , October 2001

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