RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Successful treatment of severe stenosis of the posterior cerebral artery with percutaneous transluminal angioplasty and stenting
JF Neurosciences Journal
JO Neurosciences (Riyadh)
FD Prince Sultan Military Medical City
SP 272
OP 274
VO 15
IS 4
A1 Chun-Xia Luo
A1 Lu-Xiang Chi
A1 Wen-Hui Fan
A1 Kang-Ning Chen
YR 2010
UL http://nsj.org.sa/content/15/4/272.abstract
AB Cerebral arterial stenosis is a major cause of stroke and of insufficient blood supply to the vertebral basilar system. Percutaneous transluminal cerebral angioplasty and stenting (PTCAS) have been used to preliminarily treat vertebrobasilar stenosis. However, the feasibility to treat the posterior cerebral arterial stenosis by PTCAS has not been fully established. We report a case of a 64-year-old man with a severe stenosis of the posterior cerebral artery that was treated successfully using a PTCAS procedure.