title: Pathological Result of Basilar Artery Stenosis Rapidly Progressed and Ruptured with Stent-assisted Angioplasty.
abstract: Intracranial artery angioplasty utilizing coronary stent is now widely tried as an effective alternative for treating intracranial artery stenosis, and several successful result of stent-assisted angioplasty for intracranial artery were reported. Authors experienced a case of the basilar artery stenosis, in which re-stenosis progressed rapidly after simple balloon angioplasty and resulted in vessel rupture during stent-assisted angioplasty. Pathological result achieved by autopsy showed vessel wall disruption at the stent and multiple interruptions and defect of elastic laminar.
authors.affiliation: Interventional Neuroradiology Center, Aizawa Hospital; Honjo, Matsumoto, Japan.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nagashima
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Naito
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Oya
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Koyama