Focal compression of the upper left thoracic intersegmental arteries as a potential cause of spinal cord ischemia

Gailloud, P; Ponti, A; Gregg, L; Pardo, C A; Fasel, Jean

doi:10.3174/ajnr.A3833

Scientific article

English

Focal compression of the upper left thoracic intersegmental arteries as a potential cause of spinal cord ischemia

ContributorsGailloud, P; Ponti, A; Gregg, L; Pardo, C A; Fasel, Jean

Published inAmerican journal of neuroradiology, vol. 35, no. 6, p. 1226-1231

Publication date2014

Abstract

This study was prompted by recurrent angiographic observations of focal stenoses involving the proximal segment of the left upper thoracic intersegmental arteries, a few centimeters distal to their origin. The purpose was to investigate the nature and prevalence of this anomaly.

Keywords

Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Angiography/methods
Aortic Valve Stenosis/complications/radiography
Child
Child, Preschool
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Radiography, Thoracic/methods
Spinal Cord Ischemia/etiology/radiography
Thorax/blood supply
Young Adult

Affiliation entities

Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine fondamentale / Département de physiologie cellulaire et métabolisme

Research groups

Anatomie clinique (134)

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GAILLOUD, P et al. Focal compression of the upper left thoracic intersegmental arteries as a potential cause of spinal cord ischemia. In: American journal of neuroradiology, 2014, vol. 35, n° 6, p. 1226–1231. doi: 10.3174/ajnr.A3833

Article (Published version)

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PID : unige:77882
DOI : 10.3174/ajnr.A3833
PMID : 24407272

Journal ISSN0195-6108

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Focal compression of the upper left thoracic intersegmental arteries as a potential cause of spinal cord ischemia

This study was prompted by recurrent angiographic observations of focal stenoses involving the proximal segment of the left upper thoracic intersegmental arteries, a few centimeters distal to their origin. The purpose was to investigate the nature and prevalence of this anomaly.

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