Stent placement in common carotid and internal carotid artery stenoses with use of an open transcervical approach in a patient with previous endarterectomy

J Vasc Interv Radiol. 2002 Apr;13(4):413-7. doi: 10.1016/s1051-0443(07)61746-1.

Abstract

In this article, a patient with extensive cerebrovascular disease who had previously undergone bilateral carotid endarterectomy and subsequent operative revision on the left side is described. The patient developed critical restenosis at the cephalic end of the previous left patch angioplasty as well as a severe stenosis of the left common carotid artery origin, which originated from a bovine aortic arch configuration. His right common and internal carotid arteries had become occluded. Endovascular treatment with two metallic stents was successfully performed through a surgical cutdown on the immediate supraclavicular portion of the left common carotid artery to establish antegrade and subsequently retrograde vascular access.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Angioplasty, Balloon / methods*
  • Carotid Artery, Common* / diagnostic imaging
  • Carotid Artery, Internal* / diagnostic imaging
  • Carotid Stenosis / diagnostic imaging
  • Carotid Stenosis / therapy*
  • Endarterectomy, Carotid
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Radiography
  • Recurrence
  • Stents*
  • Treatment Outcome