An Experimental Clamping and Cutting Study of Carotid and Intracranial Stents: Preparation for Surgical Rescue in Stent Complications

摘要

OBJECTIVE: To carry out surgery safely in vessels with stents, it is essential to have knowledge of what would happen if the stents were clamped or cut. Using all stents that are permitted in Japan, we recorded with a surgical microscope the behavior of stents when they were clamped or cut and discussed the morphologic changes along with image findings.