Successful Exclusion of a Large Femoropopliteal Aneurysm with a Covered Nitinol Stent

A 70-year-old woman presented with a large femoropopliteal aneurysm. A covered nitinol stent was implanted successfully and complete exclusion of the aneurysm was achieved. At follow-up 5 months later the stent was still patent and the patient was free of symptoms. However, moderate stenosis was see...

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Veröffentlicht in:Cardiovascular and interventional radiology 1996-03, Vol.19 (2)
Hauptverfasser: Dorffner, Roland, Winkelbauer, Friedrich, Kettenbach, Joachim, Staudacher, Michael, Lammer, Johannes
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:A 70-year-old woman presented with a large femoropopliteal aneurysm. A covered nitinol stent was implanted successfully and complete exclusion of the aneurysm was achieved. At follow-up 5 months later the stent was still patent and the patient was free of symptoms. However, moderate stenosis was seen at the proximal end of the stent.
ISSN:0174-1551
1432-086X
DOI:10.1007/S002709900027