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Extrinsic compression of the vertebral artery

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Book cover Pathology and surgery around the vertebral artery

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Extrinsic compression of the vertebral artery (VA) may be due to several different pathologies including osteophytes, fibrous bands, cervical trauma with extreme rotation or dislocation, nerves and bony malformations and many different types of tumors. They may produce either an intermittent compression with transient symptoms or a permanent compression that is generally not symptomatic.

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George, B., Bresson, D., Bruneau, M. (2011). Extrinsic compression of the vertebral artery. In: Pathology and surgery around the vertebral artery. Springer, Paris. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-2-287-89787-0_20

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