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) |
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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. |
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ISSN: | 0174-1551 1432-086X |
DOI: | 10.1007/S002709900027 |