Carotid artery stent migration in a child with Williams syndrome

Bryan P Yan; Kenneth Rosenfield; Joseph M Garasic; Michael de Moor

doi:10.1007/s00246-009-9400-y

Carotid artery stent migration in a child with Williams syndrome

Pediatr Cardiol. 2009 May;30(4):551-2. doi: 10.1007/s00246-009-9400-y. Epub 2009 Mar 18.

Authors

Bryan P Yan¹, Kenneth Rosenfield, Joseph M Garasic, Michael de Moor

Affiliation

¹ Cardiology Division, Section of Vascular Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA.

PMID: 19294459
DOI: 10.1007/s00246-009-9400-y

Abstract

We report a case of distal migration of a stent from the brachiocephalic artery to the distal right common carotid artery 7 months after implantation in a 5-year-old child with Williams syndrome. There were no neurological sequelae and the migrated stent remained widely patent 5 years following implantation.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aortography
Arterial Occlusive Diseases / therapy*
Brachiocephalic Trunk / diagnostic imaging*
Carotid Artery, Common / diagnostic imaging*
Carotid Stenosis / therapy
Child, Preschool
Humans
Male
Prosthesis Failure*
Stents / adverse effects*
Williams Syndrome / complications*