Intraoperative stenting of the internal carotid artery after unsuccessful eversion endarterectomy

Stenting of the internal carotid artery (ICA) has been shown to be feasible in atherosclerotic lesions, in restenosis after carotid endarterectomy, an d in spontaneous carotid dissections, To correct an intimal flap that detac hed distal occlusion of the ICA after eversion carotid endarterectomy, as s hown with intraoperative completion angiography, we successfully used stent ing of the ICA with a self-expandable stainless steel stent placed during s urgery through the common carotid artery.