Surgical treatment for complicated carotid artery stenting

Abstract

: Introduction: The increasing use of carotid artery stenting has inevitably resulted in more carotid artery stenting-related complications. Report: This report describes serious complications that developed in two patients after carotid artery stenting and were successfully treated by operative reconstruction. One patient presented with an unstable, symptomatic, emboligenic lesion without significant in-stent restenosis. The other presented with active bleeding and pseudoaneurysm formation due to an infected carotid stent. Discussion: Surgical treatment for carotid artery stenting-related complications appears to be feasible, but studies on larger cohorts are warranted. Keywords: Carotid artery, Carotid stenting, Complication, Surgery