title: Endovascular treatment of carotid artery aneurysms with stent grafts.
abstract: Two patients with cervical carotid artery aneurysms were treated with stent grafts. Case report #1 was a 65-year-old male with aneurysm of the right internal carotid artery and recurrent transient ischemic attacks. Case report #2 describes a 64-year-old male with a pulsatile neck mass and persistent neck discomfort. Both patients underwent successful implantation of stent grafts with complete obliteration of the aneurysms and alleviation of symptoms. Case report #2 also underwent coil embolization of the right external carotid artery to prevent retrograde filling of the aneurysmal sac. Endovascular stent graft obliteration of carotid aneurysms appears safe, feasible and a less invasive option compared to surgical repair.
authors: Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Dept. of Cardiology, F25, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA.
authors: Debabrata
authors: D
authors: Mukherjee
authors: Marco
authors: M
authors: Roffi
authors: Jay S
authors: JS
authors: Yadav
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000783:Aneurysm / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D000792:Angiography; D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon; D002340:Carotid Artery Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015607:Stents; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D018616:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Duplex
chemical_list: D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors