PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Nguyen, T.N.
AU  - Lanthier, S.
AU  - Roy, D.
TI  - Iatrogenic Arterial Perforation during Acute Stroke Interventions
AID  - 10.3174/ajnr.A0958
DP  - 2008 May 01
TA  - American Journal of Neuroradiology
PG  - 974--975
VI  - 29
IP  - 5
4099  - http://www.ajnr.org/content/29/5/974.short
4100  - http://www.ajnr.org/content/29/5/974.full
SO  - Am. J. Neuroradiol.2008 May 01; 29
AB  - SUMMARY: Arterial perforation is a feared complication of acute stroke intervention. A high index of suspicion is important to recognize this complication and tailor patient management to prevent further deterioration in clinical outcome. This report describes the endovascular management of microcatheter arterial perforation in a 66-year-old woman with an acute left middle cerebral artery stroke. The microcatheter was retained in the patient to seal the perforated site, resulting in good outcome at 3-month follow-up.