title: Endovascular repair using vein-covered stents in the carotid artery bifurcation.
abstract: The treatment of a bleeding carotid artery pseudoaneurysm in a patient using endovascular repair is described. Vein-covered stents were successfully employed. There were no neurological complications and no recurrent bleeding during 8 months follow up and carotid artery continuity was achieved. Stents covered with saphenous vein may be considered a treatment option for endovascular repair of pseudoaneurysm of the carotid artery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University Hospital, CH-1211 14, Geneva, Switzerland. jean.martin@medecine.unige.ch
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Martin
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bednarkiewicz
authors.forename: J T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Christenson
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Rüfenacht
mesh_terms: D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D002340:Carotid Artery Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012008:Recurrence; D012501:Saphenous Vein / Q000637:transplantation*; D015607:Stents