The role of endovascular surgery in carotid restenosis.

Purpose: To report the immediate and long-term outcome of intraoperative balloon angioplasty for the treatment of recurrent disease in the internal carotid arteries (ICAs).

Methods: Three patients (2 males, 1 female; ages 53 to 70 years) presented with > 80% restenotic lesions (bilateral in one patient) at the distal aspect of a previous carotid endarterectomy. Two patients exhibited hemianopia, while the third was asymptomatic but had a contralateral ICA occlusion.