Outpatient carotid artery stenting: a case report.
J Endovasc Surg
; 6(4): 316-8, 1999 Nov.
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| ID: mdl-10893131
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
To report a case of carotid artery stenting for asymptomatic carotid restenosis performed in an outpatient setting. METHODS ANDRESULTS:
A 68-year-old man with right carotid restenosis after repeat carotid endarterectomy underwent carotid angioplasty and stenting on an ambulatory basis. The procedure to implant a Smart stent required 45 minutes; the femoral access site was closed with a puncture closure device. The patient experienced no sequelae to this procedure and is well 6 months after treatment.CONCLUSIONS:
Outpatient delivery of percutaneous carotid stenting may be feasible in appropriately selected patients.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Artéria Carótida Externa
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Stents
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Estenose das Carótidas
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Implante de Prótese Vascular
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Procedimentos Cirúrgicos Ambulatórios
Limite:
Aged
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Endovasc Surg
Assunto da revista:
ANGIOLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
1999
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos