Erschienen in:
01.12.2010 | Letter to the Editor
Treatment of a Hepatic Artery Aneurysm by Endovascular Exclusion Using the Multilayer Cardiatis Stent
verfasst von:
A. Balderi, A. Antonietti, F. Pedrazzini, L. Ferro, L. Leotta, E. Peano, M. Grosso
Erschienen in:
CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology
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Ausgabe 6/2010
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Excerpt
The Cardiatis Multilayer stent (Cardiatis, Isnes, Belgium) is a cobalt self-expandable bare stent that has been available and approved for peripheral aneurysm management in European countries since May 2009. This stent consists of a three-dimensional braided tube made of two interconnected layers without any covering. The unique quality of this device is that it decreases flow velocity within the aneurysm vortex while improving laminar flow in the main artery and surrounding vital branches. This allows a pressure decrease within the aneurismal sac, stasis, and the formation of an organized thrombus. …