Utility of covered stents for extracranial internal carotid artery stenosis.
To our knowledge, the utility of coronary covered stents in the treatment of atherosclerotic carotid artery stenosis has not been defined in the English-language literature. Covered stents may prevent microembolic complications in select atherosclerotic carotid lesions, as they exclude the atherosclerotic lesion from the circulation by pressing the plaque against the vessel wall. Our early clinical experience has shown that use of these stents can be a therapeutic option in select cases of atherosclerotic stenosis of the cervical internal carotid artery.
Department of Radiology, Hacettepe University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
Barbaros E
BE
Cil
Erhan
E
Akpinar
Bora
B
Peynircioglu
Saruhan
S
Cekirge
D000368:Aged; D015901:Angiography, Digital Subtraction; D001161:Arteriosclerosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D002343:Carotid Artery, Internal; D016893:Carotid Stenosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D020099:Coated Materials, Biocompatible; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D020766:Intracranial Embolism / Q000517:prevention & control; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D013193:Stainless Steel; D015607:Stents; D014654:Vascular Patency / Q000502:physiology
D020099:Coated Materials, Biocompatible; D013193:Stainless Steel; D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene