title: Carotid stent fracture with recurrent high-grade stenosis.
abstract: Stent fracture is a rare complication after carotid angioplasty and stenting. Patient anatomy, stent design, and external forces may all be contributing risk factors. Treatment options include continued observation or reintervention by both endovascular and open techniques since patients are typically asymptomatic. We present a case of a 66-year-old male with carotid stent fracture who developed recurrent, high-grade, asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis that was treated with repeat carotid angioplasty and stenting.
authors.affiliation: Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114, USA. cacabularrage@partners.org
authors.forename: Christopher J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Abularrage
authors.forename: Virendra I
authors.initials: VI
authors.lastname: Patel
authors.forename: Robert S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Crawford
authors.forename: Christopher J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Kwolek
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D017130:Angioplasty / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation*; D016893:Carotid Stenosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D012008:Recurrence; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D015607:Stents; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D018615:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color