Exclusion of an internal carotid aneurysm by a covered stent.
The authors report a case of a patient with thromboembolic strokes caused by a high internal carotid artery aneurysm. Considering the position and the anatomic structure of this aneurysm the sac was excluded transluminally by placing an endovascular covered stent.
Ruebben
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Department of Vascular Surgery and Emergency Radiology, Hospital S. Giovanni Battista, Turin, Italy.
Merlo
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Verri
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Rossato
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Savio
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Tettoni
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Muratore
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Rabbia
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D000783:Aneurysm / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon / Q000379:methods*; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D002340:Carotid Artery Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D002343:Carotid Artery, Internal; D006801:Humans; D002542:Intracranial Embolism and Thrombosis / Q000209:etiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D015607:Stents; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D017585:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Transcranial