Isolated and Spontaneous Common Carotid Artery Dissection: A Case Report (P12-5.024)

A Rare Case of Isolated Spontaneous Common Carotid Artery Dissection Treated by Telescoping Stents

“…Spontaneous carotid dissection can be an important cause of stroke usually in the young population, and it is encountered usually in the cervical segment of the internal carotid artery (ICA). Spontaneous dissection of the common carotid artery (CCA) is an extremely rare cause of ischemic stroke [1][2][3][4][5][6]. Most CCA dissections are caused by an extension of an aortic dissection, and direct traumas and iatrogenic etiologies, such as vascular procedures, are known to be relatively less common causes [1,[7][8][9][10][11].…”