TRANSLUMINAL ANGIOPLASTY OF THE EXTRACRANIAL CAROTID-ARTERY - INDICATIONS AND TECHNIQUE - A MULTICENTER INTERVENTIONAL NEURORADIOLOGISTS PERSPECTIVE

The authors report their experience with transluminal angioplasty of t he extracranial carotid artery over the past 14 years. The angioplasty sites included the common carotid artery in 59 patients, the internal carotid artery in 55 patients, and the external carotid artery in 11 patients. The indications for treatment included patients who harbored symptomatic stenosis of 70% or greater, with the majority failing med ical therapy and considered poor surgical candidates.