Angioplasty and stenting in the carotid and vertebral arteries.
Carotid and vertebral artery percutaneous transluminal angioplasty and stenting are new, experimental techniques. Their potential uses are discussed and the results and complications reported to date are reviewed.
Crawley
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Division of Clinical Neuroscience, St George's Hospital Medical School, London, UK.
Brown
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Clifton
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D000368:Aged; D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon; D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D016893:Carotid Stenosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012008:Recurrence; D015607:Stents; D014711:Vertebral Artery / Q000601:surgery*