Endovascular treatment of extracranial internal carotid aneurysms using endografts.

Abstract

Aneurysms of the extracranial internal carotid artery (EICA) are infrequent. They are difficult to treat with conventional surgery because of their distal extension into the skull base. We report three cases of EICA aneurysms in two symptomatic patients successfully treated with polytetrafluoroethylene self-expanding endografts using an endovascular approach. The aneurysms were located distal to the carotid bifurcation and extended to the subpetrous portion of the internal carotid artery.

• Authors: Sebastián Baldi, Román D Rostagno, Tobias Zander, Rafael Llorens, Claudio Schonholz, Manuel Maynar
• Journal: Cardiovascular and interventional radiology (Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol) 2008 Mar-Apr Vol. 31 Issue 2 Pg. 401-3 ISSN: 1432-086X [Electronic] United States
• PMID: 17593426 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Polytetrafluoroethylene

Topics

• Adult
• Aneurysm (therapy)
• Aortic Dissection (therapy)
• Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation (methods)
• Carotid Artery Diseases (therapy)
• Carotid Artery, Internal
• Female
• Humans
• Male
• Middle Aged
• Polytetrafluoroethylene
• Tomography, X-Ray Computed
• Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color