Once the balloon is inflated, it widens the arteries, and the stent can then be placed to the artery to prevent it from narrowing once again. In carotid stenting, a surgeon sends an extended, hollow tube, called a catheter, throughout the arteries on the narrowed carotid artery inside the neck. https://louisotwzc.gigswiki.com/5535896/top_latest_five_carotid_artery_disease_treatment_urban_news