Endovascular stent-assisted angioplasty for basilar artery stenosis
- VernacularTitle:血管内支架成形术治疗基底动脉狭窄
- Author:
Long ZHANG
;
Jianmin LIU
;
Bo HONG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Basilar artery stenosis;
Stent;
Angioplasty
- From:
Chinese Journal of Minimally Invasive Surgery
2001;0(05):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
ObjectiveTo probe the short-term efficacy of endovascu lar stent-as sisted angioplasty for basilar artery stenosis.MethodsTwenty p atients with s ymptomatic basilar artery stenosis were treated by angioplasty using a balloon-e xpandable coronary stent.ResultsThe basilar artery caliber r eturned to norma l size in 12 cases and restored by more than 80% in the remaining 8 cases. No tr ansient ischemic attack (TIA), stroke, or other peri-operative complications rec urred. Follow-up angiography in 13 patients revealed no re-stenosis.Co nclusionsShort-term efficacy of endovascular stenting for basilar arte ry stenosis is promising.
