title: Endovascular therapy for the carotid artery.
abstract: Endovascular therapy is well established as the preferred method of treatment for surgically inaccessible lesions of the carotid artery. Its role in the treatment for cavernous carotid fistulas and aneurysms of the cervical, petrous, and cavernous carotid arteries is discussed. Angioplasty is under investigation in the management of symptomatic atherosclerotic disease. The evolving role of angioplasty and stenting in the treatment of these lesions is reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology and Neurological Surgery, Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, University of California at San Francisco, 94143-0628, USA.
authors.forename: R W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Urwin
authors.forename: R T
authors.initials: RT
authors.lastname: Higashida
authors.forename: V V
authors.initials: VV
authors.lastname: Halbach
authors.forename: C F
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: Dowd
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Balousek
authors.forename: G B
authors.initials: GB
authors.lastname: Hieshima
mesh_terms: D000783:Aneurysm / Q000628:therapy; D017130:Angioplasty; D001164:Arteriovenous Fistula / Q000628:therapy; D002339:Carotid Arteries / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000473:pathology; D002340:Carotid Artery Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D020212:Carotid Artery Injuries; D002404:Catheterization; D002426:Cavernous Sinus / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D009333:Neck / Q000098:blood supply; D010579:Petrous Bone / Q000098:blood supply; D015607:Stents