title: Angioplasty and stenting in the carotid and vertebral arteries.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Division of Clinical Neuroscience, St George's Hospital Medical School, London, UK.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Crawley
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: A G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Clifton
mesh_terms: 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*