Necrosis of the tongue after transient ischemic attack

Y Orita; T Ogawara; S Yorizane; Y Nannba; H Akagi; K Nishizaki

doi:10.1016/s1079-2104(00)70095-3

Necrosis of the tongue after transient ischemic attack

Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod. 2000 Mar;89(3):316-8. doi: 10.1016/s1079-2104(00)70095-3.

Authors

Y Orita¹, T Ogawara, S Yorizane, Y Nannba, H Akagi, K Nishizaki

Affiliation

¹ Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Okayama University Medical School, National Okayama Hospital, Japan.

PMID: 10710456
DOI: 10.1016/s1079-2104(00)70095-3

Abstract

We report an unusual case of necrosis of the tongue after transient ischemic attack in a 67-year-old man. Angiography revealed occlusion of the right external carotid artery at the bifurcation of the common carotid artery. Debridement of the wound and removal of the necrotic tissue resulted in good healing.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Angiography
Carotid Artery Diseases / complications
Carotid Artery Diseases / diagnostic imaging
Carotid Artery, Common / diagnostic imaging
Carotid Artery, External / diagnostic imaging
Debridement
Humans
Ischemic Attack, Transient / complications*
Male
Necrosis
Tongue / pathology*
Tongue / surgery