Open AccessPercutaneus transluminal angioplasty of radiotherapy induced carotid stenosis: Case report
Author(s) -
Dragan Sagić,
Vladimir Kecmanovic,
Radosav Vidaković,
Vladimir Kovacevic,
Želimir Antonić,
M Stanisić,
Nenad Ilijevski,
Djordje Radak
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
acta chirurgica iugoslavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2406-0887
pISSN - 0354-950X
DOI - 10.2298/aci0904047s
Subject(s) - medicine , stenosis , radiation therapy , percutaneous , angioplasty , carotid arteries , radiology , surgery , cardiology
Frequent delayed effect of radiation therapy in the region of neck is stenosis of carotid arteries. We report the case of 32 years old man with history of radiation therapy due to Hodgkin lymphoma, and severe stenosis of the right common carotid artery. Stenosis was succesfuly treated by percutaneous transluminal angioplasty with implantation of two bare-metal stents.