title: Balloon-assisted looping technique to perform carotid artery stenting.
abstract: An acute angle, <90 degrees, at the origin of the internal carotid artery from the common carotid artery poses a significant impediment to carotid artery stenting. We present a "balloon-assisted looping technique" that may facilitate successful crossing of the guidewire over this acute angle and enable successful carotid stenting in protected and unprotected endovascular procedures in patients with these challenging stenoses.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, P.O. Box 12000, Jerusalem 91120, Israel. shifrafraifeld@gmail.com
authors.forename: José E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Cohen
authors.forename: John M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Gomori
authors.forename: Eyal
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Itshayek
mesh_terms: D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon / Q000379:methods*; D002339:Carotid Arteries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D016893:Carotid Stenosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015607:Stents; D016896:Treatment Outcome