Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty of atherosclerotic basilar artery stenosis.
Symptomatic intracranial involvement of vertebral and basilar arteries by atherosclerosis is not accessible to surgical treatment. We report a case of major basilar artery stricture responsible for haemodynamic strokes treated successfully by percutaneous dilatation.
Houdart
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Department of Neuroradiology, Lariboisière Hospital, Paris, France.
Ricolfi
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Brugières
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Antoine
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Gaston
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D000368:Aged; D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon; D001488:Basilar Artery / Q000473:pathology; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D002544:Cerebral Infarction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D002537:Intracranial Arteriosclerosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D014715:Vertebrobasilar Insufficiency / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*