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case_images: The digital subtraction angiography (DSA) findings.. (a) Initial DSA showing cephalic vein stenosis (red arrow); (b)first stent placement addressing cephalic vein stenosis; (c) follow-up DSA showing recurrent cephalic arch stenosis (red arrow); and (d) second stent placement for recurrent cephalic vein stenosis.. DSA, digital subtraction angiography
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case_images: The digital subtraction angiography (DSA) showed cephalic vein stenosis (Figure 1a). Scientific, Natick, MA) (Figure 1b). Seven years after the stent placement, ultrasonography showed 1.4 x 3.0 mm CAS. The DSA revealed stenosis on the central side of the previous stent placement (Figure 1c). Therefore, the self-expanding stent (Epic  stent; Boston Scientific, Natick, MA) was placed in continuity with the previous stent (Figure 1d).
case_images: Pictures of the damaged stent and balloon.. (a) The stent is damaged and partially retrieved. (b) The damaged balloon with a suture wrap.
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case_images: However, the outer thread of the expanded balloon entangled with the stent, and as it was withdrawn, part of the stent was damaged, and the thread around the balloon was partially torn (Figure 2).
case_images: The digital subtraction angiography (DSA) and CT findings.. (a) The balloon-expandable covered stent was placed to overlap the damaged stent. (b) Follow-up DSA showed recurrent stent stenosis. (c) 3D-CT revealed the stent fracture.. DSA, digital subtraction angiography; CT, computed tomography
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case_images: Gore & Associates, DE) was placed to overlap the damaged stent (Figure 3a). One year later, the stent restenosis was found (Figure 3b), and we expanded it by using an 8-mm balloon (Conquest; C. Computed tomography (CT) was conducted and revealed the stent stenosis again (Figure 3c).