title: Superior mesenteric artery stent fracture producing stenosis and recurrent chronic mesenteric ischemia: case report.
abstract: Endovascular modalities are being increasingly employed in the treatment of a variety of vascular diseases. With new technologies come novel complications, and one such complication unique to endovascular surgery is stent fracture. We present two cases of stent fracture following stenting of the superior mesenteric artery and discuss possible causes and treatments.
authors.affiliation: Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, University of South Florida College of Medicine, Tampa, Florida, USA.
authors.forename: Lisa
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Klepczyk
authors.forename: W Brent
authors.initials: WB
authors.lastname: Keeling
authors.forename: Patrick A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Stone
authors.forename: Murray L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Shames
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000792:Angiography; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007511:Ischemia / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D017538:Mesenteric Artery, Superior; D008641:Mesenteric Vascular Occlusion / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D008643:Mesentery / Q000098:blood supply*; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D012008:Recurrence; D015607:Stents / Q000009:adverse effects*