title: [Endovascular interventional treatment for symptomatic stenosis of middle cerebral artery].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To study the feasibility, security and validity of percutaneous angioplasty (PTA) or percutaneous angioplasty and stenting (PTAS) for symptomatic stenosis of middle cerebral artery.
  
  
  METHODS
  The results of treatment and follow-up of 39 cases with symptomatic stenosis of middle cerebral artery who had either recurrent transient ischemic attacks (TIAs) or resistant to medical therapy and were performed PTA or PTAS were studied retrospectively.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Among the 39 cases with stenosis of middle cerebral artery (23 in left, 13 in right, 3 in bilateral side and 5 cases combining with stenosis of carotid artery) PTA were successfully performed in 9 cases and PTAS in 30 (whose post-operative residual stenosis were less than 10%). After operation the patients were administrated with antiplatelet drugs. The clinic symptom and sign of ischemia were improved obviously after operation. During the procedure the contrast could be seen outside the vessel in 2 cases, the patients had no obvious symptom of hemorrhage and got well rapidly. But in another case her consciousness changed 1 h after PTAS and the limbs could not move in right side. Emergency CT scan showed cerebral hemorrhage in left basic node area. The patient suffered language barrier and incomplete hemiplegy in right side. No complication was occurred in the others. During 5 to 60 months follow-up, the symptom of weakness in right arm reoccurred but lighter than before in only one case. TCD rechecked in 26 cases and demonstrated the blood beam speed was faster than normal in two case. DSA rechecked in 14 cases showed restenosis in-stent in the 2 cases and they were treated by medicine.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  PTA and PTAS is a feasible, safe and effective therapeutic method for the patients with symptomatic stenosis of middle cerebral artery. Further study in large number of patients is needed for long-term outcome.
authors: Department of Neurosurgery, General Hospital of People's Liberation Army, Beijing 100853, China. 301lisheng@vip.sina.com
authors: Sheng
authors: S
authors: Li
authors: Li-ping
authors: LP
authors: Xiao
authors: Bao-min
authors: BM
authors: Li
authors: Jun
authors: J
authors: Wang
authors: Xiang-yu
authors: XY
authors: Cao
authors: Xin-feng
authors: XF
authors: Liu
authors: Ai-li
authors: AL
authors: Ge
authors: A-lan
authors: AL
authors: Zhang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon; D002545:Brain Ischemia / Q000601:surgery*; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D020768:Middle Cerebral Artery / Q000601:surgery; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D015607:Stents; D016896:Treatment Outcome