title: [The application of vascular endoscope for the extracranial cerebrovascular occlusive disease: the development of the endoscopic system].
abstract: Flexible thin fiber catheter is applied as vascular endoscope for occlusive lesions in the extracranial cerebral arteries. This fiber catheter is introduced transfemorally through 6 or 7 french-sized double lumen balloon catheters. Vascular endoscope clearly demonstrates the internal surface of these vessels by transient occlusion of the proximal side of the vessel through balloon inflation. The occlusive lesions in the subclavian artery or in the proximal vertebral artery were revealed as round smooth-surfaced mass to be treated by the percutaneous transluminal angioplasty.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Kyoto University Medical School.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Miyamoto
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kikuchi
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Nagata
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yamagata
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kaneko
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Akiyama
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ito
authors.forename: S H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mitsuno
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon; D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D001808:Blood Vessels; D002340:Carotid Artery Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D002343:Carotid Artery, Internal; D002404:Catheterization; D002539:Cerebral Arterial Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D019723:Endoscopes; D004724:Endoscopy / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013348:Subclavian Artery; D014711:Vertebral Artery