Temporal Artery Biopsy for Giant Cell Arteritis

[DevilCondori]

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[MalinowaMalin]

Thanks for a great video! YouTube is priceless when you need to check how different procedures are performed.

I have a question regarding the complications after this procedure - after ligating the artery, most of the ipsilateral scalp will be without blood supply. How does that affect the patient?

Thanks again!

[mlankaod]

Thank you for making this GCA biopsy video....

[Phospholipidicious]

GCA, PAN, Takayasu, Kawasaki, MPA, Wegener... keep forgetting which is which! but this video will make me remember GCA... FRAGMENTATION OF INTERNAL ELASTIC LAMINA --> KEY! thats all i need to know for the exam! thanks for the video!

[Phospholipidicious]

GCA, PAN, Takayasu, Kawasaki, MPA, Wegener... keep forgetting which is which! but this video will make me remember GCA... thanks

[AuntPearlsGlorybox]

I recently took my 81 year old mother to the hospital for this procedure. My God now I feel cruel!!

[GreenTeaGringo]

Poor old dear, and doesn't she know it!

[puppiesrule98]

I think I'm gonna puke...

[gwalio]

awesome video...even has the histo at the end...great job.

[YouChannelMD]

@gwalio Vascular surgeon

[pbloves]

but who should do that ? an eye surgeon or General surgeon? 

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[xXSathioXx]

she must have been brave 2 go threw that.

[drrayalu]

Good Technique.

[MagicGnome1992]

Who waits 24 hrs before consulting a doctor after going almost completely blind!?

[aidanne07]

You don't know all the circumstances. so you shouldn't just jump to canclusion.

[vickie15297]

Well aren't you a treat.

[aidanne07]

Whats that supposed to mean! And i think yes i am. Thanks for noticing...

[ZicZaco]

very informative

thanks for info

mayank

[phacoman]

how can you palapate the temporal artery pre-op when in GCA is very typical to find out that the TA is absent? thanks

[Eyepodvideo]

The TA is not absent; however, the pulse is likely attenuated due to lower blood flood due to artery infarction. If the artery cannot be palpated, then we use a hand held doppler to map out the position of the artery.