Angioplasty and stenting of totally occluded common carotid artery at the chronic stage.
A 64-year-old man with chronic occlusion of common carotid artery (CCA) underwent successful recanalization with angioplasty and stenting. Patients with symptomatic CCA occlusion with hemodynamic impairment are at increased risk of subsequent stroke. Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty and stenting could be an option for chronic occluded CCA with hemodynamic impairment.
Department of Neurosurgery, Gifu University Graduate School of Medicine, Gifu, Japan. takagit@hsp.ncvc.go.jp
Toshinori
T
Takagi
Shinichi
S
Yoshimura
Kiyofumi
K
Yamada
Yukiko
Y
Enomoto
Toru
T
Iwama
D015901:Angiography, Digital Subtraction / Q000379:methods; D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon / Q000379:methods*; D002341:Carotid Artery Thrombosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy*; D017536:Carotid Artery, Common / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D002908:Chronic Disease; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015607:Stents / Q000592:standards*; D016896:Treatment Outcome