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American Journal of Neuroradiology 25:1168-1171, August 2004
© 2004 American Society of Neuroradiology

Case Report
INTERVENTIONAL

Utility of Covered Stents for Extracranial Internal Carotid Artery Stenosis

Barbaros E. Cil^a, Erhan Akpnar^a, Bora Peynircioglu^a and Saruhan Cekirge^a

^a From the Department of Radiology, Hacettepe University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey

Address reprint requests to Barbaros E. Cil, Guvenevler Ic Sokak, No. 4/5, Kavaklidere 06541 Ankara, Turkey

Summary: To our knowledge, the utility of coronary covered stents in the treatment of atherosclerotic carotid artery stenosis has not been defined in the English-language literature. Covered stents may prevent microembolic complications in select atherosclerotic carotid lesions, as they exclude the atherosclerotic lesion from the circulation by pressing the plaque against the vessel wall. Our early clinical experience has shown that use of these stents can be a therapeutic option in select cases of atherosclerotic stenosis of the cervical internal carotid artery.

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