Abstract:Arterial occlusive disease of the arch vessels is often associated with flow reversal in the vertebral artery of such patients, the so-called subclavian steal syndrome. We treated two such cases that were diagnosed based on symptoms, physical examination and angiography. In the first case, the occlusive lesion was found at the origin of left subclavian artery, while the occlusion was positioned at the origin of innominate artery in the second case. A carotid-subclavian and a carotid-carotid bypass using 8-mm P… Show more
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