title: Dealing with complications related to carotid artery stenting.
abstract: This paper will describe the complications that can occur during and after carotid artery angioplasty and stenting. Etiology, prevention and treatment of procedure related complications will be dealt with.
authors.affiliation: Service of Interventional Radiology, Lugano Regional Hospital, Lugano, Switzerland. jos.vandenberg@eoc.ch
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: van den Berg
mesh_terms: D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation; D016893:Carotid Stenosis / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control*; D015607:Stents