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The Significance of Incomplete Stent Apposition in Patients Undergoing Stenting of Internal Carotid Artery Stenosis

M. Onizukaa, K. Kazekawaa, S. Nagataa, M. Tsutsumia, H. Aikawaa, M. Tomokiyoa, M. Ikoa, T. Kodamaa, K. Niia, S. Matsubaraa and A. Tanakaa

a From the Department of Neurosurgery, Fukuoka University Chikushi Hospital, Chikushino, Japan


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  		Fig. 1. Patient 5. An asymptomatic 77-year-old man. A left carotid angiogram (lateral view) showing an incomplete stent apposition at the proximal stent edge (arrow).


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  		Fig. 2. Patient 9. A 60-year-old man with transient ischemic attacks. A left carotid angiogram revealing an incomplete stent apposition at the distal stent edge (small arrow) and stent-induced kinking (large arrowhead).





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