SURGICAL-MANAGEMENT OF BILATERAL FAMILIAL FORM OF A CAROTID-BODY TUMOR - A CASE-REPORT

Authors
BOKE ME ATASOY S HAZAN E DOGAN R
Citation
Me. Boke et al., SURGICAL-MANAGEMENT OF BILATERAL FAMILIAL FORM OF A CAROTID-BODY TUMOR - A CASE-REPORT, Vascular surgery, 29(2), 1995, pp. 159-162
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Surgery,"Cardiac & Cardiovascular System","Peripheal Vascular Diseas
Journal title
Vascular surgery → ACNP
ISSN journal
00422835
Volume
29
Issue
2
Year of publication
1995
Pages
159 - 162
Database
ISI
SICI code
0042-2835(1995)29:2<159:SOBFFO>2.0.ZU;2-N
Abstract
A patient with bilateral carotid body tumor who underwent a two-stage operation is presented. Diagnosis is based on bilateral selective caro tid angiography. On the right side resection was easy, but on the left side, the internal carotid artery and hypoglossal nerve were resected , together with the tumor, and a reversed saphenous vein graft was use d to permit the continuity of the, internal carotid artery. Hypoglossa l nerve reconstruction was done by a neurosurgery team.