Treatment options for an infected carotid patch can be challenging, ranging from revision operations to internal carotid artery ligation, which can be associated with a high stroke rate. We report the successful use of balloon test occlusion of the internal carotid artery in a 62-year-old male who presented with an infected Dacron patch following left carotid endarterectomy. He subsequently had an uneventful ligation/excision of the left carotid arteries and removal of the infected patch.
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