How is carotid angioplasty and stenting performed?
Degenerative angioplasty and stenting is a minimally invasive procedure is a small wire was passed through a puncture in a blood vessel in the thigh and taken across the block the narrowed segment is then treated by placing a metal mesh across the region. This can sometimes result in stroke and so medical filter was placed in the blood vessel above the narrow segment prior to the treatment which traps the smaller fragments and blood clots that can go up into the brain during the procedure. Carotid angioplasty and stenting with filter protection is considered as safe as surgery in the management of carotid stenosis.
