Percutaneous Superficial Temporal Artery Access for Carotid Artery Stenting in Patients With a Hostile Aortic Arch

I. Syed, Mubin; Sinnathamby, Sukirtharin; Shaikh, Azim; Y. Tyrrell, R.; Neravetla, Surender; Morar, Kamal

doi:10.1583/11-3481.1

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Percutaneous Superficial Temporal Artery Access for Carotid Artery Stenting in Patients With a Hostile Aortic Arch

Published in Journal of Endovascular Therapy • Oct 1, 2011

Authors:

Mubin I. Syed

Sukirtharin Sinnathamby

Azim Shaikh

Abstract

PURPOSE: To describe an entirely percutaneous treatment for carotid artery stenting in a type IIa aortic arch via the superficial temporal artery (STA) for through-and-through guidewire access. TECHNIQUE: The technique is demonstrated in an 83-year-old man status post left carotid endarterectomy 3 m...

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Medicine

Aortic arch

Percutaneous

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