Little data is available on surgical "rescue" of failed carotid stents (CAS). We have analyzed a series of CAS failures treated by conventional open surgery.Five patients underwent surgery after CAS failure, either electively (4) or as an emergency (1). Elective surgical "rescue" was for stent restenosis (2 cases) or stent misplacement (2 cases). Emergency surgery was performed for entrapment of the protection system in the stent. Surgical rescue was accomplished by perimedial endarterectomy and "en bloc" plaque and stent extraction in 3 cases, and by vein bypass in 2 cases, with no neurological complications.Surgical rescue of failed CAS is effective
GL. Faggioli, M. Ferri, C. Rossi, M. Gargiulo, A. Freyrie, A. Stella (2007). Carotid stent failure: results of surgical rescue. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF VASCULAR AND ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY, 33, 58-61 [10.1016/j.ejvs.2006.06.022].
Carotid stent failure: results of surgical rescue
FAGGIOLI, GIANLUCA;FERRI, MONICA;ROSSI, CRISTINA;GARGIULO, MAURO;FREYRIE, ANTONIO;STELLA, ANDREA
2007
Abstract
Little data is available on surgical "rescue" of failed carotid stents (CAS). We have analyzed a series of CAS failures treated by conventional open surgery.Five patients underwent surgery after CAS failure, either electively (4) or as an emergency (1). Elective surgical "rescue" was for stent restenosis (2 cases) or stent misplacement (2 cases). Emergency surgery was performed for entrapment of the protection system in the stent. Surgical rescue was accomplished by perimedial endarterectomy and "en bloc" plaque and stent extraction in 3 cases, and by vein bypass in 2 cases, with no neurological complications.Surgical rescue of failed CAS is effectiveI documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
