A Rare Case of Carotid Web Presenting with Ischemic Stroke in a Young Woman and a Brief Review of the Literature
Carotid web is a radiological description of a shelf-like intraluminal filling defect in the carotid bulb. It is histologically defined as atypical fibromuscular dysplasia (FMD), with abnormal fibrosis and smooth muscle cell hyperplasia in the tunica intima. The spur-like intraluminal protrusion can...
| Published in: | Case Reports in Medicine |
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| Main Authors: | , , , , |
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley
2018-01-01
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/3195679 |