Results using a self-expanding stent alone in the treatment of severe symptomatic carotid bifurcation stenosis

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 109, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 454-460

  Bussière, Miguel ^a,b   Pelz, David M ^a   Kalapos, Paul ^c   Lee, Donald ^a   Gulka, Irene ^a   Leung, Andrew ^a   Lownie, Stephen P ^a,b  

^a Division of Neuroradiology   (Canada)

^b LONDON HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

^c PENN STATE MILTON S HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Carotid angioplasty and stent placement; Carotid endarterectomy; Carotid stenosis; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BALLOON DILATATION; CALCIFICATION; CAROTID ARTERY BIFURCATION; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; COMMON CAROTID ARTERY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PERCUTANEOUS TRANSLUMINAL ANGIOPLASTY; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTENOSIS; STENT; STROKE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ANGIOPLASTY; COHORT ANALYSIS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HOSPITALIZATION; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; VASCULAR PATENCY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANGIOPLASTY; CAROTID STENOSIS; COHORT STUDIES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STENTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR PATENCY;

EID: 53449087628     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 19330693     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/JNS/2008/109/9/0454     Document Type: Article

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