Butler M J, Lane R H, Webster J H
Br J Surg. 1980 May;67(5):341-3. doi: 10.1002/bjs.1800670513.
Four cases of irradiation injury to large arteries are presented and the literature is reviewed. Three patterns of injury have emerged. 1. Intimal damage resulting in mural thrombosis presenting within 5 years of irradiation. 2. Fibrotic occlusion presenting within 10 years of injury. 3. A predisposition to the development of atheroma together with periarterial fibrosis associated with a latent interval of 20 or more years. The treatment of choice is a bypass procedure of the arterial lesion.
