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1 Division of Emergency Medicine and Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Ospedale Civile di Livorno, viale Alfieri 36, 57100 Livorno, Italy
2 Department of Neuroradiology, Livorno Hospital, 57100 Livorno, Italy
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A 75-year-old man underwent yearly follow-up carotid Duplex scanning after carotid endarterectomy (CEA), performed 3 years ago, because of the presence of a large atherosclerotic plaque at