Symptomatic Wingspan stent stenosis and occlusion: stent-in-stent rescue. (4th June 2010)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Le, Tri M; Gaughen, John R; Jensen, Mary E; Evans, Avery J
• Is Part Of: Journal of neurointerventional surgery. Volume 2:Number 4(2010)
• Page Start: 348
• Page End: 350
• Publication Date: 2010-06-04
• Subjects: Artery -- Stenosis -- Complication -- Stent; Nervous system -- Surgery -- Periodicals; Cerebrovascular disease -- Surgery -- Periodicals; 617.48
• DOI: 10.1136/jnis.2009.001826
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1759-8478

Abstract

Abstract : The use of the Wingspan stent in severe intracranial stenosis is associated with a relatively high in-stent re-stenosis rate. Reported management strategies for re-stenosis have included angioplasty alone or angioplasty with placement of a second Wingspan stent. A case is presented in which thrombosis within a Wingspan stent was treated with a balloon expandable cobalt-chromium stent within the Wingspan stent. Subsequent follow-up imaging has shown persistent patency of the treated vessel, with no subsequent in-stent stenosis.