title: Endovascular repair of carotid artery aneurysm with Jostent covered stent: initial experience and one-year result.
abstract: Treatment for symptomatic extracranial carotid artery aneurysm is evolving and we describe two cases of successful endovascular treatment of distal internal carotid aneurysm using Jostent, a balloon-expandable coronary polytetrafluoroethylene-covered stent. Both patients remained symptom-free at 1 year after the procedure and patency of the stents was maintained. We conclude that endovascular treatment of carotid artery aneurysm with Jostent is feasible and safe and may be more preferable than conventional strategies.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Royal Columbian Hospital, New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada.
authors.forename: Albert W
authors.initials: AW
authors.lastname: Chan
authors.forename: Jay S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Yadav
authors.forename: Derk
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Krieger
authors.forename: Alex
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Abou-Chebl
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000783:Aneurysm / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation; D002343:Carotid Artery, Internal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D020099:Coated Materials, Biocompatible; D005121:Extremities / Q000098:blood supply; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007511:Ischemia / Q000601:surgery; D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene; D011859:Radiography; D015607:Stents; D018616:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Duplex; D014654:Vascular Patency; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures
chemical_list: D020099:Coated Materials, Biocompatible; D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene