title: Carotid artery stenting by direct percutaneous puncture.
abstract: Carotid artery stenting is usually performed by a femoral approach. When the patient's anatomy forbids this or other distal access to the carotids, a direct access by percutaneous puncture may be used. We present two cases in which a successful stenting of the carotids with the use of a cerebral protection device was performed.
authors.affiliation: Clínica Nuestra Señora del Rosario Terapeutica Endovascular y Percutanea, Madrid, Spain. guimaraens@mimsl.es
authors.forename: Leopoldo
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Guimaraens
authors.forename: Jacques
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Theron
authors.forename: Alfredo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Casasco
authors.forename: Hugo
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Cuellar
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D015901:Angiography, Digital Subtraction; D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*; D017536:Carotid Artery, Common / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D016893:Carotid Stenosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D057505:Embolic Protection Devices; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011677:Punctures; D015641:Radiography, Interventional; D015607:Stents; D016896:Treatment Outcome