Stent placement in a patient with Takayasu's arteritis

Cathet Cardiovasc Diagn. 1996 Aug;38(4):373-6. doi: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0304(199608)38:4<373::AID-CCD11>3.0.CO;2-G.

Abstract

A 49-year-old woman with a history of Takayasu's arteritis underwent stent placement of the celiac and mesenteric arteries after unsuccessful balloon angioplasty. Stents may prove to be a beneficial alternative to angioplasty for treatment of the dense fibrotic lesions often associated with this disease.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary
  • Catheterization / methods
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Radiography
  • Recurrence
  • Stents*
  • Takayasu Arteritis / diagnostic imaging
  • Takayasu Arteritis / therapy*