RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Utility of Covered Stents for Extracranial Internal Carotid Artery Stenosis
JF American Journal of Neuroradiology
JO Am. J. Neuroradiol.
FD American Society of Neuroradiology
SP 1168
OP 1171
VO 25
IS 7
A1 Barbaros E. Cil
A1 Erhan Akpınar
A1 Bora Peynircioglu
A1 Saruhan Cekirge
YR 2004
UL http://www.ajnr.org/content/25/7/1168.abstract
AB 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.