Abstract
Objectives: The opportunities for endovascular revascularization of symptomatic chronic internal carotid artery occlusions are increasing. The purpose of this review is to describe the technical difficulty, the clinical effectiveness, and the future perspective.
Method: A literature search was conducted using Pubmed database to retrieve articles including the key words of “chronic carotid artery occlusion revascularization.”
Results: Revascularization can promise high prophylactic effects of ischemic stroke in the hemodynamically compromised cases. Various factors such as development of specialized devices, detailed description of the lesion characters, and progress in diagnostic imaging technique may broaden the chances of revascularization.
Conclusion: Endovascular revascularization can be an alternative method for the treatment of symptomatic chronic internal carotid artery occlusions in the near future.
