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What Are The Risks Of Carotid Bypass Surgery In Patients With Fibromuscular Dysplasia?

My sister has been diagnosed with fibromuscular dysplasia. Her left carotid artery is completely occluded by a blood clot. The right artery is occluded approximately 68%. She has been having TIA s with numbness and vision loss on one side. Recently she had feeling of her leg weighing 100 lbs and almost felt like it was dragging. She is about to see a vascular surgeon, and her primary care doctor said an ultrasound will probably be performed and if necessary carotid bypass surgery. What are her risks with having this surgery?
Mon, 8 Feb 2016
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carotid artery endarterectomy has less than 5 % risk of MACE...since you had FMD too..so the anatomy of the artery would be not simple ,so risk may be higher but exceed by 5 % if done by experienced surgeon .
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What Are The Risks Of Carotid Bypass Surgery In Patients With Fibromuscular Dysplasia?

carotid artery endarterectomy has less than 5 % risk of MACE...since you had FMD too..so the anatomy of the artery would be not simple ,so risk may be higher but exceed by 5 % if done by experienced surgeon .