Endovascular Treatment of Stroke Caused by Carotid Artery Dissection

Abstract

Ischemic stroke due to large vessel occlusion (LVO) is a devastating condition. Most LVOs are embolic in nature. Arterial dissection is responsible for only a small proportion of LVOs, is specific in nature and poses some challenges in treatment. We describe 3 cases where patients with stroke caused by carotid artery dissection were treated with mechanical thrombectomy and extensive stenting with good outcome. We believe that mechanical thrombectomy and stenting is a treatment of choice in these cases.

Keywords

• stroke
• artery dissection
• endovascular treatment
• stenting
• mechanical thrombectomy