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Entrapment of a Cerebral Embolic Protection Device

A Case Report

Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX

Barry F. Uretsky, MD

Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX

Glenn C. Hunter, MD

Department of Surgery, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, gchunter{at}utmb.edu

Cerebral protection devices have significantly reduced the incidence of embolic events in patients undergoing carotid stenting. With the increasing availability of such devices an awareness of the potential complications associated with their deployment is essential. Here we report a patient with entrapment of a filter device within a carotid stent that required surgical removal. The mechanisms underlying this complication and measures to prevent its occurrence are discussed.

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Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Vol. 40, No. 3, 229-233 (2006)
DOI: 10.1177/153857440604000308


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