title: Crossover balloon technique for vertebral artery thrombus: a novel method.
abstract: A 54-year-old man presented with recurrent episodes of transient ischemic attacks and acute stroke secondary to a floating thrombus in the right vertebral artery (VA) with narrowing of the right VA. He was initially treated medically with anticoagulation, antiplatelets and statins but developed multiple fresh infarcts. He was then referred for endovascular treatment, which was performed in a novel way.
authors: Department of Interventional Neurology, Narayana Institute of Neurosciences, Bangalore, Karnataka, India. drvikramhuded@gmail.com
authors: Vikram
authors: V
authors: Huded
authors: Ratnavalli
authors: R
authors: Ellajosyula
authors: Romnesh
authors: R
authors: de Souza
authors: Syed Moeed
authors: SM
authors: Zafer
mesh_terms: D057510:Endovascular Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D002546:Ischemic Attack, Transient / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D020521:Stroke / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D017131:Thrombectomy / Q000379:methods*; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D014711:Vertebral Artery / Q000601:surgery*; D014715:Vertebrobasilar Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*
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