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[Angioplasty of three intracranial vertebro-basilar atherosclerotic stenoses]. 1997

E Houdart

Service de Neuroradiologie et Angiographie Thérapeutique de l'hôpital Lariboisière, Paris.

This report describes the successful use of transluminal angioplasty for tight atherosclerotic stenosis of the basilar or intra-cranial vertebral arteries in three patients presenting frequent symptoms that were unresponsive to antithrombotic therapy. Excellent clinical results have been obtained with a mean follow-up of 24 months. Larger studies are warranted to confirm efficacy and safety of this new technic.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008297	Male		Males
D008875	Middle Aged	An adult aged 45 - 64 years.	Middle Age
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000368	Aged	A person 65 years of age or older. For a person older than 79 years, AGED, 80 AND OVER is available.	Elderly
D000800	Angioplasty, Balloon	Use of a balloon catheter for dilation of an occluded artery. It is used in treatment of arterial occlusive diseases, including renal artery stenosis and arterial occlusions in the leg. For the specific technique of BALLOON DILATION in coronary arteries, ANGIOPLASTY, BALLOON, CORONARY is available.	Balloon Angioplasty,Dilation, Transluminal Arterial,Arterial Dilation, Transluminal,Arterial Dilations, Transluminal,Dilations, Transluminal Arterial,Transluminal Arterial Dilation,Transluminal Arterial Dilations
D001161	Arteriosclerosis	Thickening and loss of elasticity of the walls of ARTERIES of all sizes. There are many forms classified by the types of lesions and arteries involved, such as ATHEROSCLEROSIS with fatty lesions in the ARTERIAL INTIMA of medium and large muscular arteries.	Arterioscleroses
D014715	Vertebrobasilar Insufficiency	Localized or diffuse reduction in blood flow through the vertebrobasilar arterial system, which supplies the BRAIN STEM; CEREBELLUM; OCCIPITAL LOBE; medial TEMPORAL LOBE; and THALAMUS. Characteristic clinical features include SYNCOPE; lightheadedness; visual disturbances; and VERTIGO. BRAIN STEM INFARCTIONS or other BRAIN INFARCTION may be associated.	Basilar Artery Insufficiency,Basilar Artery Stenosis,Vertebral Artery Insufficiency,Vertebral Artery Stenosis,Basilar Artery Ischemia,Basilar Insufficiency,Vertebral Artery Ischemia,Vertebro-Basilar Insufficiency,Vertebro-Basilar Ischemia,Vertebrobasilar Dolichoectasia,Vertebrobasilar Ischemia,Artery Insufficiencies, Basilar,Artery Insufficiencies, Vertebral,Artery Insufficiency, Basilar,Artery Insufficiency, Vertebral,Artery Ischemia, Basilar,Artery Ischemia, Vertebral,Artery Ischemias, Basilar,Artery Ischemias, Vertebral,Artery Stenoses, Basilar,Artery Stenoses, Vertebral,Artery Stenosis, Basilar,Artery Stenosis, Vertebral,Basilar Artery Insufficiencies,Basilar Artery Ischemias,Basilar Artery Stenoses,Basilar Insufficiencies,Dolichoectasia, Vertebrobasilar,Dolichoectasias, Vertebrobasilar,Insufficiencies, Basilar,Insufficiencies, Basilar Artery,Insufficiencies, Vertebral Artery,Insufficiencies, Vertebro-Basilar,Insufficiencies, Vertebrobasilar,Insufficiency, Basilar,Insufficiency, Basilar Artery,Insufficiency, Vertebral Artery,Insufficiency, Vertebro-Basilar,Insufficiency, Vertebrobasilar,Ischemia, Basilar Artery,Ischemia, Vertebral Artery,Ischemia, Vertebro-Basilar,Ischemia, Vertebrobasilar,Ischemias, Basilar Artery,Ischemias, Vertebral Artery,Ischemias, Vertebro-Basilar,Ischemias, Vertebrobasilar,Stenoses, Basilar Artery,Stenoses, Vertebral Artery,Stenosis, Basilar Artery,Stenosis, Vertebral Artery,Vertebral Artery Insufficiencies,Vertebral Artery Ischemias,Vertebral Artery Stenoses,Vertebro Basilar Insufficiency,Vertebro Basilar Ischemia,Vertebro-Basilar Insufficiencies,Vertebro-Basilar Ischemias,Vertebrobasilar Dolichoectasias,Vertebrobasilar Insufficiencies,Vertebrobasilar Ischemias