Fracture of a nitinol carotid artery stent that caused restenosis.
The placement of self-expanding nitinol stents in the carotid artery is rapidly emerging as a minimally invasive alternative in the treatment of cervical carotid artery occlusive disease. Fractures of balloon-expandable stents after placement in the carotid artery have been previously documented. The authors report on a single case of early stent fracture and complete mid-body disruption of a self-expanding stent associated with a significant restenosis necessitating repeat intervention after carotid artery stent placement for a de novo atherosclerotic lesion.
Surdell
Daniel
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Department of Radiology, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Ill, USA.
Shaibani
Ali
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Bendok
Bernard
B
Eskandari
Mark K
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D000368:Aged; D000497:Alloys; D015901:Angiography, Digital Subtraction; D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon / Q000295:instrumentation*; D016893:Carotid Stenosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D012008:Recurrence; D012086:Reoperation; D015607:Stents; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D000497:Alloys; C013616:nitinol