RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Intracranial Balloon Angioplasty of Acute Terminal Internal Carotid Artery Occlusions
JF American Journal of Neuroradiology
JO Am. J. Neuroradiol.
FD American Society of Neuroradiology
SP 1308
OP 1312
VO 23
IS 8
A1 Song, Joon K.
A1 Cacayorin, Edwin D.
A1 Campbell, Morgan S.
A1 Fisher, Stanley
A1 Malkoff, Marc D.
A1 Alexandrov, Andrei V.
A1 Grotta, James C.
YR 2002
UL http://www.ajnr.org/content/23/8/1308.abstract
AB Summary: Acute embolic occlusion of the intracranial internal carotid bifurcation is associated with a poor prognosis. Recanalization rates of this lesion with intravenous or intraarterial thrombolysis are exceedingly low. We describe the use of balloon angioplasty after failed thrombolysis to achieve immediate recanalization of acute carotid T occlusions in two patients. At 1-month follow-up, both patients were alive with neurologic deficits. For acute carotid T occlusion, balloon angioplasty should be considered a first-line endovascular therapy.