Key result
Stent-graft exclusion of the carotid stump resolves recurrent TIAs at 12 months in a case report.
Case Report (n=1)
Endovascular stent-graft exclusion may be an effective and durable treatment option for patients with symptomatic carotid stump syndrome.
Stent-graft exclusion may treat symptomatic carotid stump syndrome; hypothesis-generating and requires prospective validation before wider use.
We present the case of a carotid stump syndrome in a 72-year-old woman with a 3-day history of recurrent transient ischemic attacks. Computed tomographic angiography showed the occlusion of the ipsilateral internal carotid artery, and the presence of an internal stump with ophthalmic reverse flow, confirming the suspect of a stump syndrome. The patient underwent stent-graft exclusion of the carotid stump; she was last seen 12 months after the procedure when she remained totally asymptomatic.
No takes yet. Share an insight, caveat, or question.
Carrafiello et al. (2009) conducted a case report in Carotid stump syndrome (n=1). Stent-graft exclusion of the carotid stump was evaluated on Symptomatic status. Stent-graft exclusion of the carotid stump successfully treated recurrent transient ischemic attacks, leaving the patient totally asymptomatic at 12 months.
Synapse has enriched 5 closely related papers on similar clinical questions. Consider them for comparative context: