Recurrent Intracranial Stenosis Induced by the Wingspan Stent: Comparison with Balloon Angioplasty Alone in a Single Patient

We present a case in which angioplasty alone and stent-assisted angioplasty were performed in the same patient to treat medically refractory intracranial stenoses. This elderly patient with presumed intracranial atherosclerotic disease underwent angioplasty alone for his anterior cerebral artery ste...

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Veröffentlicht in:American journal of neuroradiology : AJNR 2008-06, Vol.29 (6), p.1050-1052
Hauptverfasser: Layton, K.F, Hise, J.H, Thacker, I.C
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:We present a case in which angioplasty alone and stent-assisted angioplasty were performed in the same patient to treat medically refractory intracranial stenoses. This elderly patient with presumed intracranial atherosclerotic disease underwent angioplasty alone for his anterior cerebral artery stenosis. Stent-assisted angioplasty was used for treatment of his ipsilateral middle cerebral artery stenosis. Follow-up angiography at 4 months documented severe recurrent stenosis confined only to the stented portion of the middle cerebral artery.
ISSN:0195-6108
1936-959X
DOI:10.3174/ajnr.A1006