dissection of extracranial internal carotid artery due to balloon guiding catheter resulting in asymptomatic internal carotid artery occlusion

Dissection of Extracranial Internal Carotid Artery Due to Balloon Guiding Catheter Resulting in Asymptomatic Internal Carotid Artery Occlusion

Dissection of the internal carotid artery (ICA) is a rare condition that accounts for a significant proportion of ischemic strokes in young adults. Iatrogenic dissection as a complication of neurointerventional procedures is a traumatic dissection which has been reported relatively rare in the literature. In this report, a case of dissection of the ICA is reported that was caused by repetitive ...

[Extracranial internal carotid artery aneurysm].

INTRODUCTION Extracranial aneurysm of the internal carotid artery is an exceptional finding. CASE REPORT An 89-year-old woman consulted for a peritonsillar mass. Physical examination revealed a parapharyngeal pulsatile mass in the oropharynx. Computed tomography (CT) provided the diagnosis of extracranial internal carotid artery aneurysm. Endovascular or surgical treatment were declined. Anti...

Carotid-cavernous fistula due to traumatic dissection of the extracranial internal carotid artery.

Six cases of traumatic dissection of the extracranial carotid artery that were all treated conservatively are reported. The initial trauma was believed to be an intimal tear caused by severe stretching of the artery over the process of a cervical vertebra due to sudden hyperextension and lateral flexion of the neck to the opposite side. No clinical evidence of neck trauma was present, but one p...

A Penetrating Pellet Jeopardizing Internal Carotid Artery

Intracranial dissection and extracranial hypoplasia of the internal carotid artery.

issection of the intracranial portion of the internal carotid artery (ICA) is an uncommon cause of stroke or transient ischemic attack (TIA). Congenital anomalies of the ICA have been rarely associated with cerebral ischemia. However, unilateral ICA hypoplasia can be frequently associated with intracranial arterial anomalies and altered hemodynamics.1 We describe the case of a woman who had sud...

Endovascular revascularization of symptomatic acute extracranial internal carotid artery occlusion.

See related article, pages 2426–2430. Acute extracranial internal carotid artery (ICA) occlusion resulting in ischemic stroke is different from other forms of acute occlusion of the cerebral blood vessels. The occluded segment of the ICA consists of predominantly atherosclerotic plaque and a superimposed thrombus. The occluded segments in other cerebral blood vessels, such as the middle cerebra...