Authors
Yudaev S.S., Batrashov V.A., Khamroev S.Sh., Epifanov S.A.
St. George thoracic and cardiovascular surgery clinic Pirogov National Medical and Surgical Center, Moscow
Abstract
А clinical case of prosthetics of the internal carotid artery in a patient with a variant of the Willis circle is presented. The possibility of performing an intervention using a temporary shunt and the effectiveness and safety of the operation when using neuromonitoring are shown.
Keywords: carotid artery stenosis, carotid artery prosthetics, intraoperative neuromonitoring, temporary shunt.
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