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Clinical features of middle cluneal nerve entrapment neuropathy
Entrapment of the middle cluneal nerve (MCN), a peripheral nerve in the buttock, can elicit low back pain (LBP). We examined the epidemiology, clinical course, and treatment of MCN entrapment (MCN-EN).
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Open AccessTreatment outcomes of carotid artery stenting with two types of distal protection filter device
Preventing cerebral embolism from debris produced during carotid artery stenting (CAS) is important. This study compared the treatment outcomes of CAS using two types of filter-based embolic protection devices...
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Angiographically confirmed stent over expansion in the internal carotid artery during stenting: incidence, predictors, and outcomes
Selection of the appropriate diameter of stent is difficult in patients with the size mismatch between the internal carotid artery (ICA) and the common carotid artery (CCA). Although stent overexpansion (SOE) ...
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Fragmentation of calcified plaque after carotid artery stenting in heavily calcified circumferential stenosis
We assessed the morphological change of calcified plaque after carotid artery stenting (CAS) in vessels with heavily calcified circumferential lesions and discuss the possible mechanisms of stent expansion in ...
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Intraprocedural plaque protrusion resulting in cerebral embolism during carotid angioplasty with stenting
An 82-year-old man with an asymptomatic left high-grade carotid stenosis was treated with carotid artery stenting (CAS) under distal protection. The procedure consisted with predilation with a 5 × 40 mm percut...
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Open AccessEndovascular treatment of tiny ruptured anterior communicating artery aneurysms
Because of its high complication rate, the endovascular treatment (EVT) of anterior communicating artery (ACoA) aneurysms less than 3 mm in maximum diameter remains controversial. We evaluated EVT of tiny rupt...
