Prevention of ischemic stroke in patients with pathological tortuosity of the internal carotid artery

No multicenter randomized clinical trial has been conducted worldwide to date on indications, types of surgery and their comparison with conservative treatment in patients with PI BSA.Aims: of the study is to improve the results of surgical treatment in patients with pathological tortuosity of the internal carotid arteryMaterial and methods. Тhe study included 115 patients (38 (33%) men and 77 (67%) women) with PI ICA aged 35 to 72 years (average age 54.2 ± 7.5 years) divided into 2 groups. 61 patients (53%) of group I underwent BSA resection with lower mouth and 54 patients (47%) of group II underwent BSA prosthetics. Depending on the degree of neurological disorders, patients were distributed according to the classifi cation of A.V. Pokrovsky.Results. In patients with СМН1, the clinical eff ect was due to the absence of cerebrospinal and focal neurological symptoms. As a result of surgical treatment of PI BSA in group I, a clinical eff ect was achieved in 54 (89%) patients. In group II, regression of clinical-neurological symptoms was observed in 40 (74%) patients.Conclusions. Resection and prosthetics of BSA PI in order to stop neurological symptoms and prevent ischemic stroke in patients with this pathology is a safe and eff ective method of surgical treatment.