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Rodriguez, Rafael

Mayo Clinic

University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus

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Carotid Artery Angioplasty and Stenting: 2-Dimensional Operative Video

Operative Neurosurgery | August 12, 2021 | Volume: 19 | Issue: 6 | Pages: E595-E596

10.1093/ons/opaa275 | PMID 34383932

Abstract Carotid artery angioplasty and stenting (CAS) has been shown to be equally effective as carotid endarterectomy (CEA) for carotid stenosis in both symptomatic and asymptomatic disease. 1 In patients who are considered high risk for endarterectomy, CAS is safe and effective. 2 While this is a common procedure, proper technique is crucial to ensure that the procedure is safe with minimal risk of stroke. This patient consented to treatment. The following is a video detailing the CAS procedure in a 77-yr-old male with a symptomatic 65% carotid stenosis (by NASCET criteria 3 ) in a patient with prior CEA.