Venous sinus stent-assisted angioplasty for refractory benign intracranial hypertension.
Two patients with dural sinus stenosis of different causes presenting with refractory benign intracranial hypertension were confirmed by angiogram. Stent-assistant angioplasty was used to dilate the stenosed sinusesand led to prompt clinical improvement. Relative long-term followup showed good patency of the stented sinuses.
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Interventional Radiology Diagnostic and Therapeutic Center; XuanWu Hospital, Capital University of Medical Science (CUMS), Beijing, China - Zhongrongm@Yahoo.com.
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Shengmao
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Fengshui
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