Carotid artery stenting for carotid web resistant to medical treatment

Carotid web is a nonatherosclerotic shelf-like projection located in the posterior wall of the proximal internal carotid artery and is considered an atypical variant of fibromuscular dysplasia. It is recognized as an important cause of ischemic stroke, especially cryptogenic stroke. Antithrombotic t...

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Main Authors: Kotaro Ono, Koichi Arimura, Ataru Nishimura, Katsuma Iwaki, Tomohiro Okuda, Tetsuro Ago, Koji Iihara
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-06-01
Series:Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214751920306289