Histopathologic description of Wingspan stent in acute ischemic stroke.
Neurocrit Care
; 11(3): 377-80, 2009 Dec.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE AND IMPORTANCE We report the histopathologic examination of Wingspan stent in acute ischemic stroke. CLINICAL PRESENTATION A 75-year-old female presented with acute left-hemiplegia due to right carotid terminus occlusion. Mechanical embolectomy was unsuccessful. INTERVENTION A Wingspan stent was placed from the distal intracranial carotid artery to the proximal middle cerebral artery stem and established partial antegrade flow. The patient died of malignant infarction on post-stroke day 7. At autopsy, embolized calcified atherosclerotic plaque fragments were noted within a non-occlusive thrombus over which the Wingspan stent was deployed. There was no evidence of intimal or media dissection or perforator ostium occlusion. CONCLUSION:
Our case provides a rare pathological description of intracranial stent placement in the setting of acute ischemic stroke.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Stents
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Isquemia Encefálica
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Angioplastia de Balón
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Accidente Cerebrovascular
Límite:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Neurocrit Care
Asunto de la revista:
NEUROLOGIA
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TERAPIA INTENSIVA
Año:
2009
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos