Hi. I’m super new to this world, but trying to learn quickly! I was just spinning through my recent CT Angio and there are places where I have a loop or two in my veins. A recent report mentioned a vascular loop elsewhere. I’m wondering if I have funky loops that cause some of my issues? Is it common to see loops in these images?
Thanks! - t
We’re not doctors on here, so can’t give you specific medical advice, but it’s not common to see the vascular loops- we have had some members who do, but definitely not the norm! I think the position of them is significant too, as they’re around the C1 & styloid area, which is an already compressed enough space! Certainly something to ask Dr Hepworth about when you see him!
When I mentioned you have tortuous carotids, that’s the term for the looping & winding around they do. We’ve had another member recently who has a very similar situation. She saw both Dr Hepworth & Dr. Nakaji for opinions & both wanted to do surgery for her. She recently had surgery with Dr. Nakaji, but I believe either surgeon would do a fine surgery to help you. Dr. Nakaji has a shorter wait time for patients to be seen, but as @Jules said, he tends to shrink away from patients w/ complicated health challenges where Dr. Hepworth embraces them.
