• Medicine · Mar 2024

    Case Reports

    Splice implantation of multiple drug-eluting stents for tandem severe stenosis of the internal carotid artery: A case report.

    • Qinghai Dai, Lingfeng Shu, Pengcheng Zhu, Hongtu Tan, and Tao Wu.
    • Department of Interventional Medicine, Brain Disease Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou, China.
    • Medicine (Baltimore). 2024 Mar 22; 103 (12): e37561e37561.

    RationaleSevere stenosis of the internal carotid artery tandem affects the blood supply to the brain and threatens human life, which can be solved by interventional procedures.Patient ConcernsA 64-year-old male patient presented with a sudden onset of dizziness, palpitation, numbness, and weakness of the limbs. Imaging studies suggested multiple tandem severe stenoses from the left internal carotid artery contrast C2 to C4.DiagnosisSevere stenosis of the left internal carotid tandem.InterventionsMultiple drug-eluting stent splicing and implantation were performed.OutcomesThe left internal carotid artery stenosis was released, intracranial vascular filling was significantly improved, and the patient recovered well.LessonsInterventional implantation of multiple drug-eluting stents relieves tandem severe stenosis of the internal carotid artery, with a wide range of applicability, high safety profile, and rapid postoperative recovery compared with endothelial debridement procedures.Copyright © 2024 the Author(s). Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc.

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