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Immediate thought was carotid artery.
Just found this. Yeah, I know - just a guess and i doubt he's had any surgery recently. Maybe someone with real medical knowledge can comment.
https://www.health.harvard.edu/heart-health/how-are-clogged-neck-arteries-treated
How are clogged neck arteries treated?
A. The carotid arteries, which run up either side of your neck, supply blood to your brain. Just like the arteries in your heart, these arteries can become clogged with fatty deposits (plaque). A stroke can occur if this plaque breaks open and forms a clot that cuts off blood supply to part of the brain, as you experienced. (Note that other possible causes of strokes include severe high blood pressure and clots due to atrial fibrillation.)
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Carotid endarterectomy involves physically removing plaque from inside the carotid artery. A surgeon makes an incision in the neck to expose the artery, clamps the artery, then opens it lengthwise in the region of the narrowing. After scraping the fatty plaque out of the artery, the surgeon enlarges the artery with a diamond-shaped patch, stitches the artery back together, then closes the skin of the neck.
How are clogged neck arteries treated?
A. The carotid arteries, which run up either side of your neck, supply blood to your brain. Just like the arteries in your heart, these arteries can become clogged with fatty deposits (plaque). A stroke can occur if this plaque breaks open and forms a clot that cuts off blood supply to part of the brain, as you experienced. (Note that other possible causes of strokes include severe high blood pressure and clots due to atrial fibrillation.)
SNIP
Carotid endarterectomy involves physically removing plaque from inside the carotid artery. A surgeon makes an incision in the neck to expose the artery, clamps the artery, then opens it lengthwise in the region of the narrowing. After scraping the fatty plaque out of the artery, the surgeon enlarges the artery with a diamond-shaped patch, stitches the artery back together, then closes the skin of the neck.
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