Louise Z Wang, David Calvet, Pierre Julia, Valérie Domigo, Nassim Mohamedi, Jean-Marc Alsac, Salma El Batti, Emmanuel Messas, Tristan Mirault, Patrick Bruneval, Guillaume Goudot
INTRODUCTION: Described for 60 years under various names, the carotid web is a suspected cause of cryptogenic stroke, especially in young patients. The web creates an intraluminal protrusion that may contribute to turbulent flow and thrombus embolization into cerebral arteries. Although the carotid web has frequently been related to arterial fibrodysplasia, its natural history and pathological description remain unclear. PATIENTS: Among all consecutive patients admitted to the stroke unit of Sainte-Anne hospital and referred to the vascular surgery department from January 2015 to December 2022, we retrospectively identified 9 patients with a carotid web...
May 30, 2023: Cardiovascular Pathology: the Official Journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Pathology