Successful recanalization after stenting in acute basilar occlusion from vertebral V2 dissection: A telescoping stents technique with long term follow-up

Autor: Gianluigi Guarnieri, Vincenzo Andreone, Rosaria Renna, Massimo Muto, Giuseppe Leone, Antonio De Mase, Stefania Miniello, Gennaro Ambrosanio, Mario Muto
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery, Vol 23, Iss , Pp 100962- (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2214-7519
DOI: 10.1016/j.inat.2020.100962
Popis: Basilar Artery Occlusion (BAO) is a devastating and challenging disease with a mortality and morbidity rateup to 90% and a severe residual deficit in more than 65% of survivors. Best treatmentstrategy for BAO combined with proximalvertebral stenosis or dissection (tandem occlusion) is not clear yet. We describe a case of acute stroke due to tandem occlusion of posterior circulation (acute V2 dissection plus BAO) treated by acute stent-assisted vertebro-basilar reconstruction (Telescoping StentsTechnique) with a long-term follow-up.
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