A Case of Carotid Artery Stenting after Aspiration of Thrombus and Unstable Plaque
- Resource Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Aya Sasaki; Hajime Kubo; Masateru Katayama; Sadao Suga; Satoshi Inoue
- Source
- Journal of Neuroendovascular Therapy. 2020, 14(2):62
- Subject
- aspiration of thrombus
carotid artery stenting
unstable plaque
- Language
- Japanese
- ISSN
- 1882-4072
2186-2494
Objective: There is no established method for carotid artery stenting (CAS) for internal carotid artery stenosis with vulnerable plaque and thrombosis. We report a case in which CAS was performed by aspiration using the Penumbra system for thrombosis that increased in the subacute phase in symptomatic cervical internal carotid artery stenosis.