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Carotid Endarterectomy Requiring Removal of the Superior Horn of Thyroid Cartilage: Case Report and Literature Review

Carotid endarterectomy (CEA) is an established surgical procedure for carotid stenosis. We present the case of a 74-year-old man who underwent CEA for symptomatic internal carotid artery (ICA) stenosis. During the operation, we found that the hyoid bone (HB) and the superior horn of the thyroid cart...

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Autores principales: ISHIKAWA, Takayuki, MORIBE, Kazuho, ITO, Keishi, KABEYA, Ryusuke
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Japan Neurosurgical Society 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8769441/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35079522
http://dx.doi.org/10.2176/nmccrj.cr.2020-0364