Minimally Invasive Surgery

Clinical Study

Endovascular Recanalization for Chronic Symptomatic Intracranial Vertebral Artery Total Occlusion

Table 1

Clinical summary of 9 patients undergoing endovascular recanalization of chronic intracranial vertebrobasilar occlusion.
No.Age, yrs/sexSymptoms on admissionTime between symptoms and treatment, moImage-documented
vertebrobasilar occlusion, d		mRS score
on admission		Success of recanalizationOcclusion site/balloon mm/stent mmPeriprocedural
complication		Concomitant stenosisPeriprocedural
complication		mRS Score at dischargemRS score at latest follow-up Clinical
follow-up,
mo		Angiography
follow-up,
mo		In-stent
stenosis
152/MVertigo5 82YesLV4/
gateway /
Wingspan 		NoneRV4 total occlusionNone106360Mild
259/MDizziness5142YesLV4/
Invatec /
coroflex theca 		NoneRV4 total occlusionNone1047NANA
362/MDizziness651YesRV4/
Invatec /
Apollo 		NoneRV3 total occlusion*; LV4 severe stenosisNone004410None
461/MVertigo and bilateral limb weakness4 102YesRV4/
gateway /
Wingspan ; coroflex blue, ; Wingspan 		Cerebellum hemorrhage LV4 total occlusionCerebellum hemorrhage 6NANANANA
552/MDizziness and bilateral limb weakness6212NARV4/none/noneNALV4 total occlusionNA2NANANANA
672/MVertigo and bilateral limb weakness640 2YesRV4/
Invatec /
Invatec 		NoneLV4 severe stenosisNone102924Mild
771/MVertigo and loss of alance3272Partial recanalizationLV4/
gateway /
Wingspan , Wingspan 		Dissection and perforationLV1 moderate stenosis; RC1 moderate stenosis; RV4 severe stenosis; LC1 severe stenosisDissection; arterial perforation101NANA
837/MBlurred vision and vertigo2311YesLV4/
gateway /
Wingspan 		Subacute thrombosisRV4 severe stenosisSubacute thrombosis001NANA
RV3 treated with a  mm Apollo stent.
LV4 treated with a  mm Invatec balloon and placement of a  mm Apollo stent.
LC1 treated with a  mm Viatrac balloon and placement of a  mm precise stent.
RV4 treated with a  mm Apollo stent.