Fractured internal carotid artery stent.
Carotid artery stenting is gaining wider acceptance as an alternative option in the treatment of carotid artery stenosis. Conventional complications such as stroke and recurrent in-stent restenosis are well documented in the literature. However, we believe that carotid stent complications are underreported. The carotid artery segment has features that are relatively smilar to the femoropopliteal segment with respect to forces affecting the stented segment, which can contribute to stent complications such as fracture. In this article, we present a case of internal carotid artery stent fracture and thrombus formation after the patient was exposed to direct trauma to the chest and neck.
Nazzal
Munier
M
Department of Surgery, University of Toledo Medical Center, Toledo, OH 43615, USA. munier.nazzal@utoledo.edu
Abbas
Jihad
J
Nazzal
Mustafa
M
Afridi
Sophia
S
Ritter
Marilyn
M
D000368:Aged; D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon; D002341:Carotid Artery Thrombosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D002343:Carotid Artery, Internal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D016893:Carotid Stenosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019838:Neck Injuries / Q000150:complications; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D011859:Radiography; D012008:Recurrence; D015607:Stents / Q000009:adverse effects*