Stent implantation of multichanneled pseudoocclusion of the internal carotid artery.
Multichanneled pseudoocclusion (MCPO) is a severe stenosis with more than 95% of the carotid bulb with multichannels in the stenotic segment. This report describes successful carotid stent implantation in five patients with MCPO of the internal carotid artery. Probing of the micro-guide wire through the channel with support of the microcatheter made subsequent angioplasty and stent placement possible without procedure-related complications. There was neither additional stroke nor restenosis during a follow-up period of 6-54 months.
Kim
Hyun Jeong
HJ
Department of Radiology, DaeJeon St Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, DaeJeon, Korea.
Choi
Byung Se
BS
Choi
Jin Woo
JW
Kim
Sang Joon
SJ
Lee
Ha Young
HY
Suh
Dae Chul
DC
D000368:Aged; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D016893:Carotid Stenosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019919:Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods; D015641:Radiography, Interventional / Q000379:methods*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D015607:Stents; D016896:Treatment Outcome