Endovascular stenting of juvenile vessels: consequence of surgical stent removal on vessel architecture.

Aims: To investigate the effect of stenting and later surgical removal on the architecture and therefore growth potential of juvenile vessels.

Methods And Results: Stents were implanted in the carotid artery and jugular vein of six 6-week-old lambs. Ten weeks later, stents were excised and the vessels closed without the use of patch material.