Abstract:Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) is a common method for severe intracranial artery stenosis treatment. Vascular dissection is a common complication of PTA, and its risks cannot be completely avoided. This study discusses the follow-up evaluations of PTA-induced dissections. We identified 11 dissected lesions (13.4%) among the 82 lesions for which PTA was performed to treat symptomatic intracranial artery stenosis in our hospital between April 2012 and March 2019. Of the dissected lesions, three (3.7… Show more
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