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Carotid Stent‐Supported Angioplasty via Radiobrachial Route
Author(s) -
Janjua Nazli,
Verma Navin,
Alkawi Ammar,
Kirmani Jawad F.,
Qureshi Adnan I.
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
journal of neuroimaging
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.822
H-Index - 64
eISSN - 1552-6569
pISSN - 1051-2284
DOI - 10.1111/j.1552-6569.2006.00039.x
Subject(s) - medicine , angioplasty , stenosis , stent , radiology , carotid stenting , dissection (medical) , carotid arteries , internal carotid artery , abdominal aorta , surgery , aorta , carotid endarterectomy
Endovascular stent‐supported angioplasty is a treatment option for atherosclerotic disease of the cervical internal carotid artery in high‐risk patients. The traditional transfemoral approach is not suitable for patients who suffer from common femoral artery or abdominal aorta atheropathy. We report a case of carotid stent deployment using the radial route in a 68‐year‐old man with type B aortic dissection, having severe right internal carotid artery origin stenosis, presenting with ipsilateral retinal ischemic events. Technical aspects of carotid stenting via the radial approach are described and the related literature is discussed.