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Permanent Cerebral Vessel Occlusion via Double Ligature and Transection
Published on: July 21, 2013
Double steal phenomenon secondary to innominate artery occlusion
Kaan Esen1,2, Cengiz Yilmaz3, Omer Kaya3
1Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, Mersin University, Mersin, Turkey. kaanessen@yahoo.com.
Abstract:
Innominate artery steno-occlusive disease is a relatively rare clinical entity and may cause cerebrovascular symptoms. Herein, we report a 50-year-old male patient who presented with recurrent syncopal episodes and cerebrovascular ischemia. Color Doppler sonography revealed a distinctive flow pattern with partial and total flow reversal in the right internal carotid artery and vertebral artery, respectively. Further angiographic evaluation revealed complete occlusion of the innominate artery. Endovascular stenting was successful and enabled normal antegrade flow in the right common carotid and vertebral artery.

