%0 Case Reports
%T Usefulness of non-slip element percutaneous transluminal angioplasty scoring balloons in treating severe calcified lesions of the carotid artery for carotid artery stenting: A case report.
%A Takase Y
%A Tanaka T
%A Anai S
%A Kyaw MP
%A Michiwaki Y
%A Itokawa H
%A Yamane F
%A Abe T
%A Matsuno A
%J Surg Neurol Int
%V 15
%N 0
%D 2024
%M 38628518
暂无%R 10.25259/SNI_923_2023
%X <B>UNASSIGNED: </B>Treatment of calcified lesions with conventional angioplasty balloons can be difficult due to insufficient lumen expansion, high dissection rates, and repeated revascularization. We report a case in which a scoring balloon was used in lesions resistant to angioplasty with a semi-compliant balloon.<BR><B>UNASSIGNED: </B>A 72-year-old man presented with severe stenosis and a highly calcified lesion in the right cervical internal carotid artery. Right carotid artery stenting (CAS) was planned to prevent future ischemic stroke events. Conventional semi-compliant balloon angioplasty was unsuccessful. Three inflations of a non-slip element (NSE) percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) scoring balloon (Nipro, Osaka, Japan) successfully achieved CAS without complications.<BR><B>UNASSIGNED: </B>This is the first report to describe the use of this scoring balloon in de novo carotid artery disease. NSE PTA scoring balloon catheters can be a useful option for refractory, highly calcified stenosis.