Bilateral Migration of Open-Cell Design Carotid Stents in the Early Post-Procedure Period: A Rare Complication

Abstract

We describe migration of bilateral carotid stents in a 63-year-old man shortly after stenting. Carotid stent migration was found four days post-procedure on the right side and one day post-procedure on the left side on angiography and duplex ultrasound, respectively. This is the first reported case of bilateral carotid artery stenting complicated by bilateral proximal migration of open-cell design stents in the early post-procedure period.

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carotid artery stent open-cell migration

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