Endovascular techniques in the treatment of extracranial carotid artery aneurysms. 2021

James W Cornwall, and C Y Maximilian Png, and Daniel K Han, and Rami O Tadros, and Michael L Marin, and Peter L Faries
Division of Vascular Surgery, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY.

Carotid artery aneurysms and pseudoaneurysms (extracranial carotid artery aneurysm [ECCAs]) are relatively rare. The gold standard treatment has historically been open repair; however, there is increasing evidence of successful treatment of ECCAs with endovascular techniques. Our study examines the evolving experience with endovascular management of ECCAs at a tertiary care center. We performed a retrospective analysis of patients with ECCAs who underwent endovascular interventions at a single institution from 2010 to 2020. With increasing experience, the techniques evolved from covered stents to stent-assisted coil embolization and finally to braided stents and overlapping closed cell stents. There were 18 ECCAs in 17 patients treated with endovascular modalities. The average age was 65.9 years. There were 11 males (64.7%). Seven aneurysms (38.9%) were symptomatic: three patients had painless pulsatile masses, three patients had painful pulsatile masses, and one had transient ischemia attacks. Two (11.1%) were treated with covered stents, 2 (11.1%) were treated with stent-assisted embolization, 2 (11.1%) were treated with flow-diverting braided stents, 10 (55.6%) were treated with overlapping bare metal stents, and 2 (11.1%) were treated with embolization or ligation alone. Technical success was achieved in all patients. The mean duration of follow up was 338 days (range, 8-3039 days). No perioperative or postoperative complications were encountered, including no neurologic deficits and no embolic events. All patients were discharged on postoperative day 1 or 2. All 16 stents (100%) retained vessel patency on follow-up imaging and exclusion of ECCAs was confirmed on postprocedure surveillance imaging. Endovascular modalities for the management of ECCAs have evolved with experience. Our study suggests that endovascular management is technically feasible as well as clinically effective and suggests an algorithm for navigating the various treatment modalities.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D002340 Carotid Artery Diseases Pathological conditions involving the CAROTID ARTERIES, including the common, internal, and external carotid arteries. ATHEROSCLEROSIS and TRAUMA are relatively frequent causes of carotid artery pathology. Carotid Atherosclerosis,Common Carotid Artery Disease,Internal Carotid Artery Disease,Arterial Diseases, Carotid,Arterial Diseases, Common Carotid,Arterial Diseases, External Carotid,Arterial Diseases, Internal Carotid,Atherosclerotic Disease, Carotid,Carotid Artery Disorders,Carotid Atherosclerotic Disease,Common Carotid Artery Diseases,External Carotid Artery Diseases,Internal Carotid Artery Diseases,Arterial Disease, Carotid,Artery Disease, Carotid,Artery Diseases, Carotid,Artery Disorder, Carotid,Artery Disorders, Carotid,Atherosclerotic Diseases, Carotid,Carotid Arterial Disease,Carotid Arterial Diseases,Carotid Artery Disease,Carotid Artery Disorder,Carotid Atheroscleroses,Carotid Atherosclerotic Diseases,Disorders, Carotid Artery
D004621 Embolization, Therapeutic A method of hemostasis utilizing various agents such as Gelfoam, silastic, metal, glass, or plastic pellets, autologous clot, fat, and muscle as emboli. It has been used in the treatment of spinal cord and INTRACRANIAL ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATIONS, renal arteriovenous fistulas, gastrointestinal bleeding, epistaxis, hypersplenism, certain highly vascular tumors, traumatic rupture of blood vessels, and control of operative hemorrhage. Embolotherapy,Therapeutic Embolization,Embolizations, Therapeutic,Embolotherapies,Therapeutic Embolizations
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults
D000368 Aged A person 65 years of age or older. For a person older than 79 years, AGED, 80 AND OVER is available. Elderly
D000369 Aged, 80 and over Persons 80 years of age and older. Oldest Old
D000783 Aneurysm Pathological outpouching or sac-like dilatation in the wall of any blood vessel (ARTERIES or VEINS) or the heart (HEART ANEURYSM). It indicates a thin and weakened area in the wall which may later rupture. Aneurysms are classified by location, etiology, or other characteristics. Saccular Aneurysm,Fusiform Aneurysm,Aneurysm, Fusiform,Aneurysms,Aneurysms, Fusiform,Fusiform Aneurysms

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