Radiotherapy-related axillary artery occlusive disease: Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty and stenting. Two case reports and review of the literature

CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1144-1147

  Farrugia, M ^a   Gowda, K M S ^a   Cheatle, T R ^b   Ashok, T P ^a  

^a NEWHAM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b OLDCHURCH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Axillary artery; Radiation induced occlusive arterial disease; Stenting; Transluminal angioplasty

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANAMNESIS; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTERY OCCLUSION; ARTICLE; AXILLARY ARTERY; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PERCUTANEOUS TRANSLUMINAL ANGIOPLASTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STENT;

AGED; ANGIOPLASTY, BALLOON; ARTERIAL OCCLUSIVE DISEASES; AXILLARY ARTERY; BALLOON OCCLUSION; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; RADIATION INJURIES; STENTS; SUBCLAVIAN ARTERY;

EID: 33750511519     PISSN: 01741551     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00270-005-0230-x     Document Type: Article

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