Severe symptomatic nickel allergy following stent graft implantation requiring excision and external iliac artery reconstruction
Although nickel allergy is a common cause of contact dermatitis, systemic reactions to nitinol stents are rare. A 61-year-old woman had presented with a nonhealing toe wound. Angiography revealed an external iliac artery stenosis, which was treated with a nitinol stent graft. However, she developed...
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| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2022-12-01
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| Series: | Journal of Vascular Surgery Cases and Innovative Techniques |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468428722001526 |