A carotid web causing recurrent transient ischemic attacks in a 60-year-old gentleman

  • 0Division of Vascular Surgery, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy - valente.ferdinando@hsr.it.

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