title: Stent implantation of multichanneled pseudoocclusion of the internal carotid artery.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, DaeJeon St Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, DaeJeon, Korea.
authors.forename: Hyun Jeong
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Byung Se
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: Jin Woo
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: Sang Joon
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Ha Young
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Dae Chul
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Suh
mesh_terms: 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