EXCLUSION OF AN INTERNAL CAROTID ANEURYSM BY A COVERED STENT

Authors
RUEBBEN A MERLO M VERRI A ROSSATO D SAVIO D TETTONI S MURATORE PL RABBIA C
Citation
A. Ruebben et al., EXCLUSION OF AN INTERNAL CAROTID ANEURYSM BY A COVERED STENT, Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery, 38(3), 1997, pp. 301-303
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Cardiac & Cardiovascular System",Surgery
Journal title
Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery → ACNP
ISSN journal
00219509
Volume
38
Issue
3
Year of publication
1997
Pages
301 - 303
Database
ISI
SICI code
0021-9509(1997)38:3<301:EOAICA>2.0.ZU;2-4
Abstract
The authors report a case of a patient with thromboembolic strokes cau sed by a high internal carotid artery aneurysm. Considering the positi on and the anatomic structure of this aneurysm the sac was excluded tr ansluminally by placing an endovascular covered stent.