Stenting of a symptomatic long-segment extracranial vertebral artery occlusion.
case_report · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1136/jnis.2009.002139.
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Abstract
We present a 56-year-old man who presented with bilateral vertebral artery occlusions and recurrent transient ischemic attacks and strokes despite maximal medical therapy. A long-segment extracranial right vertebral occlusion was noted and successfully reconstructed with four drug-eluting stents. The patient has been symptom free for 3 months and does not exhibit restenosis on follow-up angiography. Stenting and angioplasty of a long-segment vertebral artery occlusion is technically feasible in select cases.
Medical subject headings
- Arterial Occlusive Diseases
- Drug-Eluting Stents
- Ischemic Attack, Transient
- Vertebral Artery