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Two Cases of Symptomatic Carotid Web Treated by Carotid Artery Stenting

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  1. Institut für Diagnostische und Interventionelle Radiologie, Neuroradiologie, Nuklearmedizin, Knappschaftskrankenhaus Bochum-Langendreer—Universitätsklinik, In der Schornau 23–25, 44892, Bochum, Germany

    F. Drescher, W. Weber & S. Fischer

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Drescher, F., Kleffner, I., Weber, W. et al. Two Cases of Symptomatic Carotid Web Treated by Carotid Artery Stenting. Clin Neuroradiol 30, 643–645 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00062-020-00900-7

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