Endovascular stenting of carotid stenosis in patients at high surgical risk

Objective: To evaluated the safety and complications of endovascular stenting for symptomatic carotid stenosis with surgical high risk. Methods: A series of 11 vessels in 9 patients at surgical high risk were treated by endovascular stenting. The complications during the procedures and postoperative periods were analyzed within one to five months. Results: All of the operations were successfully performed without any serious complications. During the follow-up period (averaging 6 months), there were no complications of TIAs, stokes and re-stenoses. Conclusions: The study suggests that endovascular stenting may be safe and effective for patients as surgical high risk, but further more study is needed