| Literature DB >> 32595798 |
Taehwan Kim1,2, Shigeo Ichihashi1, Amane Kozuki3, Daichi Fujimoto3, Satoru Nagatomi1, Francesco Bolstad4, Junya Shite3, Kimihiko Kichikawa1.
Abstract
Balloon expandable stents (BES), which are made of stainless steel, are vulnerable to external compression, leading to deformation or collapse/fracture of the stents. In this report, two cases of complete collapse of BES are presented. In both cases, BES were placed in a heavily calcified aorta and subsequently collapsed without any evidence of external compression. Repeated pulsation of heavily calcified aorta was presumed to be the cause of the stent collapse.Entities:
Keywords: aorta; balloon expandable stent; stent collapse
Year: 2020 PMID: 32595798 PMCID: PMC7315242 DOI: 10.3400/avd.cr.20-00015
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Ann Vasc Dis ISSN: 1881-641X