[Surgical aspects as a solution to carotid occlusive pathology. Clinical case]
1II Cattedra e Servizio di Neuroradiologia, Dipartimento di Scienze Neurologiche, Università degli Studi La Sapienza, Roma.
Minerva Medica
|March 20, 2001
Abstract:
A significant clinical case presenting carotid occlusion pathology; successfully treated with the most recent surgical techniques is reported. The etiopathogenetic problem of this pathology which is of remarkable scientific interest in the medical literature is underlined.
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