Trombolisis mecánica de tronco basilar con Solitaire FR®: caso clínico / Mechanical thrombolysis of the basilar artery: Report of one case
Rev. méd. Chile
; 141(3): 388-391, mar. 2013. ilus
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ABSTRACT
We report a 40year-old male presenting in the emergeney room with headache, vértigo and left hemiparesis. A magnetic resonante imaging reporten a left cerebellar infarction with occlusion of the basilar artery ana dissection ofthe right vertebral artery. Thepatient experienced a clinical deterioration with the appearance ofa right hemiparesis. Therefore a brain angiography wasperformed alongwith a mechanical thrombolysis using a Solitaire FR® revascularization device. A thrombus located in the distal third ofthe artery was eliminated obtaining a complete perfusión ofthe artery. Thepatient had a satisfactory evolution.
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LILACS
Main subject:
Basilar Artery
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Brain Ischemia
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Intracranial Thrombosis
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Mechanical Thrombolysis
Type of study:
Etiology_studies
Limits:
Adult
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Humans
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Male
Language:
Es
Journal:
Rev. méd. Chile
Journal subject:
MEDICINA
Year:
2013
Type:
Article