EJVES Extra
Volume 13, Issue 5 , Pages 66-68 , May 2007

Balloon Occlusion of the Internal Carotid Artery: A Successful Trial Prior to Arterial Ligation/Excision for an Infected Carotid Patch

,Accepted 13 December 2006.

  • Image Result

    Angiogram showing the HyperForm™ balloon inflated within the ICA.

    Angiogram showing the HyperForm™ balloon inflated within the ICA.

  • Image Result

    The operative specimen showing a probe inserted via the CCA with its tip emerging through the ECA. The ICA is labelled to the left of the picture with a ligature in situ.

    The operative specimen showing a probe inserted via the CCA with its tip emerging through the ECA. The ICA is labelled to the left of the picture with a ligature in situ.

  • Image Result

    CT angiogram showing single right carotid system filling both middle cerebral arteries, and also the stump of the left CCA.

    CT angiogram showing single right carotid system filling both middle cerebral arteries, and also the stump of the left CCA.

PII: S1533-3167(07)00005-2

doi: 10.1016/j.ejvsextra.2006.12.002

EJVES Extra
Volume 13, Issue 5 , Pages 66-68 , May 2007