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Introduction Extracranial carotid artery aneurysms (ECAA) are rare in comparison with atherosclerotic occlusive disease in the same location. ECAA can occur as a result of atherosclerosis, trauma, dissection, local infection, or after carotid endarterectomy (CEA). These aneurysms occur less frequently…
History of Endoluminal Treatment The concept of endovascular therapy of atherosclerotic occlusive disease was introduced in the 1960s when Dotter performed the first transluminal angioplasty in a patient with ischemic extremities. His novel technique, however, could not reliably maintain luminal…