title: Recanalization of extracranial internal carotid artery occlusion: A 12-year retrospective study.
abstract: This study aimed to summarize therapy experience of carotid endarterectomy, carotid endarterectomy combined with Fogarty catheter embolectomy, and hybrid surgery for the treatment of extracranial internal carotid artery occlusion. The study included 65 patients with extracranial internal carotid artery occlusion who underwent carotid endarterectomy, carotid endarterectomy combined with Fogarty catheter embolectomy, or hybrid surgery in the Department of Neurosurgery, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, China between January 2006 and December 2012. Prior to surgery, all patients underwent perfusion CT or xenon CT to evaluate the occlusion. The procedure for each patient was chosen according to digital subtraction angiography data. The carotid artery was successfully recanalized in 46 of 51 patients who underwent carotid endarterectomy, 9 of 10 patients who underwent carotid endarterectomy combined with Fogarty catheter embolectomy, and 3 of 4 patients who underwent hybrid surgery. In patients with symptomatic carotid artery occlusion, the carotid artery can be recanalized by choosing a treatment procedure based on imaging examination findings.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 10053, China.
authors.forename: Liqun
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Jiao
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 10053, China.
authors.forename: Gang
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Song
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 10053, China.
authors.forename: Yang
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hua
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 10053, China.
authors.forename: Yan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 10053, China.
authors.forename: Yanfei
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 10053, China.
authors.forename: Yabing
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 10053, China.
authors.forename: Feng
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ling
keywords: carotid; carotid artery stenting; carotid endarterectomy; carotid occlusion; grants-supported paper; neural regeneration; neuroregeneration; re-canalization; retrospective study