title: Dissection of Extracranial Internal Carotid Artery Due to Balloon Guiding Catheter Resulting in Asymptomatic Internal Carotid Artery Occlusion.
abstract: Dissection of the internal carotid artery (ICA) is a rare condition that accounts for a significant proportion of ischemic strokes in young adults. Iatrogenic dissection as a complication of neurointerventional procedures is a traumatic dissection which has been reported relatively rare in the literature. In this report, a case of dissection of the ICA is reported that was caused by repetitive movement of the balloon guiding catheter during stent-assisted thrombectomy (SAT), resulting in occlusion of the ICA.
authors.affiliation: Near East University Hospital, Nicosia, North Cyprus, Turkey.
authors.forename: Suha
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Akpinar
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Near East University Hospital, Nicosia, North Cyprus, Turkey.
authors.forename: Guliz
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Yilmaz
keywords: Dissection; Internal Carotid Artery; Magnetic Resonance Angiography; Neurointerventional Procedure