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Utility of Covered Stents for Extracranial Internal Carotid Artery Stenosis

Barbaros E. Cila, Erhan Akpinara, Bora Peynircioglua and Saruhan Cekirgea

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



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  		FIG 1. Case 1.

A, Lateral left common carotid angiogram demonstrates severe stenosis with intraplaque ulceration in the left ICA.

B, Lateral left common carotid angiogram after treatment.

C, Follow-up angiogram obtained at 6 months shows a patent stent without stenosis.



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  		FIG 2. Case 2.

A, Lateral right common carotid angiogram demonstrates atherosclerotic stenosis of the left ICA distal to the bifurcation.

B, Lateral angiogram after stent placement.



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  		FIG 3. Case 3.

A, Right common carotid angiogram shows severe stenosis and tortuosity of the right ICA.

B, Control angiogram after stent placement.

C, Follow-up angiogram obtained at 6 months demonstrates a patent stent without stenosis.





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