Abstract
We report on 5 intracranial atherosclerotic stenoses treated with stent-assisted angioplasty. All lesions except for a stenosis that the stent was not able to access due to a severe tortuousity of the vessel were sufficiently and smoothly dilated with the use of a highly flexible, balloon-expandable coronary stent. All symptoms caused by the stenoses disappeared or diminished after the treatment. No complications occurred during or after the procedure. Follow-up angiograms obtained 6 months after the stenting showed no remarkable restenosis.
This therapeutic option is a useful treatment for intracranial artery stenosis although further study, including clinical long-term follow-up, is necessary.
