Abstract |
Extracranial carotid artery dissection may manifest as arterial stenosis or occlusion, or as dissecting aneurysm formation. Anticoagulation and/or antiplatelet therapy is the first-line treatment, but because it is effective and less invasive than other procedures, endovascular treatment of carotid artery dissection has recently attracted interest. We encountered two consecutive cases of trauma-related extracranial internal carotid artery dissection, one in the suprabulbar portion and one in the subpetrosal portion. We managed the patient with suprabulbar dissection using a self-expandable metallic stent and managed the patient with subpetrosal dissection using a balloon-expandable metallic stent. In both patients the dissecting aneurysm disappeared, and at follow-up improved luminal patency was observed.
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Authors | D H Lee, S H Hur, H G Kim, S M Jung, D S Ryu, M S Park |
Journal | Korean journal of radiology
(Korean J Radiol)
2001 Jan-Mar
Vol. 2
Issue 1
Pg. 52-6
ISSN: 1229-6929 [Print] Korea (South) |
PMID | 11752969
(Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
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Topics |
- Adult
- Carotid Artery Injuries
(complications)
- Carotid Artery, Internal, Dissection
(diagnostic imaging, etiology, therapy)
- Cerebral Angiography
- Humans
- Male
- Stents
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