Abstract
A 54-year-old man presented with a 3-year history of rest pain of an ischaemic scalp ulcer. Angiography demonstrated that the only blood supply to his head was the left internal carotid artery. Stenting the left subclavian artery and subsequently allowing flow into his left vertebral artery alleviated his symptoms.
MeSH terms
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Axillary Artery / diagnostic imaging
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Axillary Artery / surgery
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Brachiocephalic Trunk / diagnostic imaging
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Carotid Artery, External / diagnostic imaging
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Carotid Artery, Internal / diagnostic imaging
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Headache / diagnostic imaging
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Headache / etiology*
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Headache / surgery
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Humans
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Ischemia / complications*
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Ischemia / diagnostic imaging
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Ischemia / etiology
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Ischemia / surgery
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Peripheral Vascular Diseases / complications*
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Peripheral Vascular Diseases / diagnostic imaging
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Peripheral Vascular Diseases / surgery
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Radiography
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Scalp / blood supply*
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Stents
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Subclavian Artery / diagnostic imaging
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Subclavian Artery / surgery
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Ulcer / diagnostic imaging
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Ulcer / etiology*
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Ulcer / surgery
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Vascular Surgical Procedures / instrumentation
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Vertebral Artery / diagnostic imaging