Ten years experience of carotid stenting

Full text: Introduction: A retrospective analysis of our experience with stenting of total and subtotal carotid occlusions, including 18 months follow-up of 51 cases of patients for the period 2006-2010, showing the possibilities of endovascular treatment of this condition. Materials and Methods: Patients were selected according to two criteria - anatomic and clinical. Totally occlusions were 5 (9.8%), the criteria for inclusion in the group are: interruption of the lumen of the ICA, TIMI 0 distal occlusion and collateral filling of established intracranial area of the ipsilateral ICA. Subtotal occlusions were 46 (90.2%). The criteria for this group are: delayed filling of contrast in ICA ipsilateral compared with ECA, a reduced diameter of the ICA as compared to the contralateral ICA and of reduced diameter compared to the ICA in the ipsilateral ECA. Results: In all patients observed preprocedure progression of neurological deficit and ischemic episodes. In 31 patients (60.7%) has a preceding ipsilateral stroke and at 20 (39,3%) - TIA. In 14 patients (28%) were observed contralateral ICA stenosis over 50%. Post-procedure in 50 patients (98%) have achieved successful recanalization, as in 49 of them the distal protection is placed. In one case, the tortuosity of the distal area didn't allow placement of the EPD. Following the procedure in 48 (94 %) of patients developed residual stenosis of less than 20 %. In two of these cases the stenosis was 50-60 % due substantial calcification of artery. In 48 (94%) was recovered TIMI- 3 flow, and in 47 (92 %) to restore the circulation of the ipsilateral hemisphere. One patient was observed complication of ICA ( dissection without clinical significance)