Stent fractures after superficial femoral artery stenting.
10.4174/jkss.2012.83.3.183
- Author:
Jae Young PARK
1
;
Yong Sun JEON
;
Soon Gu CHO
;
Chan Ik JIN
;
Kyung Rae KIM
;
Woo Young SHIN
;
Jang Yong KIM
;
Kee Chun HONG
Author Information
1. Department of Surgery, Inha University School of Medicine, Incheon, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Stents;
Vascular patency;
Femoral artery;
Early intervention
- MeSH:
Aged;
Early Intervention (Education);
Femoral Artery;
Humans;
Male;
Recurrence;
Stents;
Thrombosis;
Vascular Patency
- From:Journal of the Korean Surgical Society
2012;83(3):183-186
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Stent fracture is one of the major factors compromising implanted stent patency due to its consequences including in-stent restenosis, thrombosis, perforation, and migration. Stent fracture can occur from stress (extrinsic or intrinsic) and biomechanical forces at different implantation sites. We report on 2 cases of stent fractures and pertinent literature. One patient, a 75-year-old male, presented with recurrence of claudication 14 months after superficial femoral artery stenting; a femoral artery occlusion with stent fracture was found, and he underwent femoropopliteal bypass. The other patient, a 72-year-old male presented with recurrence of claudication; a stent fracture was found without femoral artery occlusion, and he was treated with additional femoral artery stenting to secure the fracture site.
