Carotid stent fracture and restenosis management

Vasc Med. 2011 Dec;16(6):436-42. doi: 10.1177/1358863X11422563. Epub 2011 Oct 3.

Abstract

We report an unusual case of asymptomatic accelerated right carotid artery in-stent restenosis in a patient referred for revascularization of a de novo stenosis of her left internal carotid artery.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Angioplasty, Balloon / instrumentation*
  • Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation
  • Carotid Artery Diseases / diagnosis
  • Carotid Artery Diseases / drug therapy
  • Carotid Artery Diseases / surgery*
  • Carotid Stenosis / diagnosis
  • Carotid Stenosis / surgery*
  • Drug Therapy, Combination
  • Female
  • Graft Occlusion, Vascular / diagnosis
  • Graft Occlusion, Vascular / surgery*
  • Humans
  • Prosthesis Failure
  • Recurrence
  • Reoperation
  • Stents / adverse effects*
  • Treatment Outcome