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Intracranial stent placement for recanalization of acute cerebrovascular occlusion in 32 patients.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20360342     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Stents have been reported as an option for improvement of the recanalization rate in AIS. The authors have also used intracranial stents in failed cases of IAT with pharmacologic and mechanical methods since 2004. We retrospectively reviewed our cases of intracranial stent use for IAT of AIS for recanalization and as a rescue procedure for iatrogenic intracranial vascular dissection during IAT.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: Thirty-two patients, who were diagnosed with AIS, were treated with intracranial stents (28 balloon-mounted and 7 self-expandable stents) at our neurovascular center between April 2004 and December 2008. The stent use for all 32 patients was the final attempt to recanalize occluded vessels after various trials of pharmacologic or mechanical thrombolysis or to treat iatrogenic vascular dissection.
RESULTS: Among the 32 patients, immediate poststenting angiographic recanalization was achieved in 100% with TIMI/TICI 2 (15 of 32 lesions, 46.9%) or TIMI/TICI 3 (17 of 32 lesions, 53.1%). However, complication rates were also high. Major symptomatic intracerebral hemorrhage (1 case of procedural symptomatic hemorrhage and 3 cases of delayed symptomatic hemorrhage) occurred in 4 (12.5%); intracranial vascular dissection, in 4 (12.5%); extracranial vascular dissection, in 3 (9.4%); immediate IST, in 4 (12.5%); subacute (within 1 week) IST, in 2; late (>1 week) IST, in 1, and 1 case of in-stent restenosis occurred twice (at 5 and 17 months).
CONCLUSIONS: Intracranial stent placement for AIS management has an excellent recanalization rate. However, it is associated with high complication risks as our series showed. We believe that the decision to treat AIS with intracranial stent placement should be made after careful consideration of potential benefits and risks.
Authors:
J S Bang; C W Oh; C Jung; S Q Park; K J Hwang; H-S Kang; M H Han; S H Lee; Y S Chung; O-K Kwon
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article     Date:  2010-04-01
Journal Detail:
Title:  AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology     Volume:  31     ISSN:  1936-959X     ISO Abbreviation:  AJNR Am J Neuroradiol     Publication Date:  2010 Aug 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-08-13     Completed Date:  2010-11-30     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8003708     Medline TA:  AJNR Am J Neuroradiol     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1222-5     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Neurosurgery, East-West Neo Medical Center Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Korea.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Acute Disease
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Aneurysm, Dissecting / epidemiology,  radiography,  therapy*
Cerebral Angiography
Cerebral Revascularization / adverse effects*,  methods*,  statistics & numerical data
Cerebrovascular Disorders / epidemiology,  radiography,  therapy*
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Iatrogenic Disease / epidemiology
Male
Middle Aged
Retrospective Studies
Risk Factors
Stents / adverse effects*

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