PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - E. Akgul
AU  - E.H. Aksungur
AU  - K. Korur
AU  - K. Aikimbaev
AU  - H. Yaliniz
TI  - A Rare Complication of Carotid Artery Stenting: Displacement of Marker Ring Causing Locking of Stent and Incomplete Stent Expansion
AID  - 10.3174/ajnr.A0562
DP  - 2007 Aug 01
TA  - American Journal of Neuroradiology
PG  - 1403--1404
VI  - 28
IP  - 7
4099  - http://www.ajnr.org/content/28/7/1403.short
4100  - http://www.ajnr.org/content/28/7/1403.full
SO  - Am. J. Neuroradiol.2007 Aug 01; 28
AB  - SUMMARY: We present a rare case of a complication of placement of a carotid artery stent represented by partial opening of a carotid Wallstent caused by displacement of its metal ring marker, which thus hindered complete expansion of the stent. An intraluminally locked carotid stent necessitated referral of the patient for urgent carotid endarterectomy. A possible reason of this unusual complication can be a manufacturing defect, which, to our knowledge, was not documented previously in open public data bases or on the Internet.