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Popliteal artery aneurysm treated with implantation of a covered stent graft (fluency®) reinforced with a nitinol stent (S.M.A.R.T. ®)

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A 60-year-old man was admitted for right knee pain provoked by an enlarging popliteal artery aneurysm (PAA) after endovascular therapy for thromboembolism in the right popliteal artery. The PAA was treated with implantation of a covered stent graft (Fluency®); however, acute thromboembolism occurred 6 months after the intervention. Therefore, we implanted a nitinol stent (S.M.A.R.T.®) in the proximal part of the covered stent where the major hinge point existed in addition to a stent fracture. No vascular event occurred during 4.5 years of follow-up.

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  1. Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Omihachiman Community Medical Center, 1379 Tsuchidacho, Omihachiman, Shiga, 523-0082, Japan

    Masahiro Nishi, Kan Zen, Shinichiro Yamaguchi, Satoshi Asada & Daisuke Kambayashi

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Nishi, M., Zen, K., Yamaguchi, S. et al. Popliteal artery aneurysm treated with implantation of a covered stent graft (fluency®) reinforced with a nitinol stent (S.M.A.R.T. ®). Cardiovasc Interv and Ther 31, 316–320 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12928-015-0360-2

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