Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy
Volume 7, Issue 2 , Pages 126-128, June 2010

Endoluminal carotid stenting prior to photodynamic therapy to pericarotid malignant disease: Technical advance

  • Zaid Hamdoon

      Affiliations

    • UCLH Head and Neck Centre, London, United Kingdom
    • ,
  • Waseem Jerjes

      Affiliations

    • UCLH Head and Neck Centre, London, United Kingdom
    • Unit of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, UCL Eastman Dental Institute, London, United Kingdom
    • Department of Surgery, University College London Medical School, London, United Kingdom
    • ,
  • Tahwinder Upile

      Affiliations

    • UCLH Head and Neck Centre, London, United Kingdom
    • Department of Surgery, University College London Medical School, London, United Kingdom
    • Department of Head & Neck Surgery, The Professorial Unit, The Royal National Throat, Nose and Ear Hospital, London, United Kingdom
    • ,
  • Parveen Hoonjan

      Affiliations

    • UCLH Head and Neck Centre, London, United Kingdom
    • ,
  • Colin Hopper, MD FRCS

      Affiliations

    • UCLH Head and Neck Centre, London, United Kingdom
    • Unit of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, UCL Eastman Dental Institute, London, United Kingdom
    • Department of Surgery, University College London Medical School, London, United Kingdom
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Head & Neck Centre, University College Hospital, 1st Floor East Wing, 250 Euston Road, London NW1 2PG, United Kingdom.

published online 09 April 2010.

Summary 

We present a technical note which reduces the occurrence of carotid artery rupture during the treatment of peri-carotid disease. The use of radiologically inserted endoluminal carotid stenting prior to photodynamic therapy provides vessel protection.

Keywords: Pericarotid malignancy, Photodynamic therapy, Stenting

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PII: S1572-1000(09)00163-X

doi:10.1016/j.pdpdt.2009.11.001

Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy
Volume 7, Issue 2 , Pages 126-128, June 2010

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