Internal carotid dissection is the most common cause of stroke in the young population.
Stroke, the presence of a pseudoaneurysm, and decreased artery lumen with cerebral
flow impairment are indications for treatment. Medical therapy with antithrombotic
drugs and endovascular therapy with stenting are the main available options. The C-Guard
stent is an open cell mesh-covered dual layer stent that has been mainly used in cases
of internal carotid artery stenosis with a post-operative reduction in stroke incidence.
Thus, we present two cases of internal carotid artery dissections of the cervical
segment treated with the open cell dual-layer C-Guard stent without complications.
Keywords
dissection - stent - pseudoaneurysm - anticoagulation - stroke - internal carotid
artery - dual antiplatelet therapy