Successful Recanalization of a Septic Embolus with a Balloon Mounted Stent after Failed Mechanical Thrombectomy

Journal of Neuroimaging

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 170-172

  Bain, Mark D ^a   Hussain, Muhammad Shazam ^a   Gonugunta, Vivekananda ^a   Katzan, Irene ^a   Gupta, Rishi ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Balloon mounted stent; Internal carotid artery terminus occlusion; Septic embolism

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CLOPIDOGREL; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR; VANCOMYCIN; WARFARIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ARTERY THROMBOSIS; CASE REPORT; CORONARY STENT; EMBOLISM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; MECHANICAL THROMBECTOMY; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; PERCUTANEOUS TRANSLUMINAL ANGIOPLASTY; RECANALIZATION; SEPSIS; SEPTICEMIA; THROMBUS ASPIRATION; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANGIOPLASTY, BALLOON; BACTEREMIA; CAROTID STENOSIS; FEMALE; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HUMANS; RETREATMENT; STENTS; THROMBECTOMY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79953040003     PISSN: 10512284     EISSN: 15526569     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1552-6569.2009.00457.x     Document Type: Article

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