title: Endovascular treatment of extracranial internal carotid aneurysms using endografts.
abstract: Aneurysms of the extracranial internal carotid artery (EICA) are infrequent. They are difficult to treat with conventional surgery because of their distal extension into the skull base. We report three cases of EICA aneurysms in two symptomatic patients successfully treated with polytetrafluoroethylene self-expanding endografts using an endovascular approach. The aneurysms were located distal to the carotid bifurcation and extended to the subpetrous portion of the internal carotid artery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Endovascular Therapy, Hospital HOSPITEN, Rambla General Franco 115, 38001, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain. sebaldi73@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Sebastián
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Baldi
authors.forename: Román D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Rostagno
authors.forename: Tobias
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Zander
authors.forename: Rafael
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Llorens
authors.forename: Claudio
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Schonholz
authors.forename: Manuel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Maynar
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000783:Aneurysm / Q000628:therapy*; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000628:therapy; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D002340:Carotid Artery Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D002343:Carotid Artery, Internal; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D018615:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color
chemical_list: D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene