Background
To evaluate and describe the radiographic imaging findings in a series of patients
who underwent reintervention after radiation induced carotid artery stenting (RICAS).
Methods
A retrospective review of patients with prior RICAS and subsequent reintervention.
Results
We describe 10 patients including 8 male and 2 female patients with 12 reinterventions
due to prior diagnosed radiation-induced carotid artery stenosis and subsequent stenting
during the period 2000–2019. The rate of reintervention was found to be 10%. The pattern
of stenosis is unique to this patient population including specifically long-segment
stenosis, proximal and distal to the stent location, which tends not to occur in the
atherosclerotic patient population.
Conclusions
Careful surveillance after RICAS is necessary to assess for the risk and the unusual
pattern of stenosis to offer reintervention in this high-risk patient population.
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Article Info
Publication History
Published online: July 08, 2022
Accepted:
June 14,
2022
Received:
April 2,
2022
Publication stage
In Press Journal Pre-ProofFootnotes
Author contributions: Y.E. conceived and designed the study; A.F.P. extracted the data; Y.E., C.F., and A.F.P. analyzed the data and interpreted results; Y.E., C.F., and A.F.P. drafted and revised the manuscript; H.F., D.M., S.J.S., and J.M. revised the manuscript.
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