Coronary artery stenosis is a major complication of Kawasaki disease (KD). Several interventional methods in treating coronary artery stenosis have been introduced. However, there are few reports on the management of in-stent restenosis after coronary stent implantation in children. Reported is a 10-year-old boy who underwent successful stent graft insertion for treating in-stent restenosis with neoaneurysm formation after stent implantation for severe coronary stenosis after KD. Twenty-eight months follow-up studies showed no significant restenosis and perfusion defect.

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