When Occipital Artery Biopsy is Preferred to Temporal Biopsy for Giant Cell Arteritis: A Step-By-Step Description of the Surgical Technique

Giant cell arteritis is an autoimmune disease that affects large and medium blood vessels of the head and neck. Its prompt treatment is mandatory to avoid severe and permanent complications, such as blindness. Temporal artery biopsy is an important part of the diagnostic work-up, especially in those...

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Published in:	Mayo Clinic Proceedings: Innovations, Quality & Outcomes
Main Authors:	May Dvir, MS, Ghaith Almhanni, MD, Huzaif Qaisar, MBBS, Andrew D. Calvin, MD, Tiziano Tallarita, MD
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2024-02-01
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2542454823000802