ABSTRACT
In effort to minimize interventions, in the last decade carotid artery stenting (CAS) has been
suggested as an alternative to surgical endarterectomy for patients with symptomatic and
asymptomatic extra cranial carotid artery obstructive disease. Acceptable technical success
and complication rates have shown promise for the procedure. In major publications, there has
been much description of the technique and its technical success, but only brief overview of
complications and the management of neurological complications.
