BACKGROUND Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty and stenting (endovascular treatment) can be used to treat carotid stenosis, but risks and benefits are uncertain. We therefore compared endovascular treatment with conventional carotid surgery. METHODS In a multicentre clinical trial, we randomly assigned 504 patients with carotid stenosis to endovascular treatment (n=251) or carotid endartere...

We discuss and illustrate various endovascular treatment options for intracranial aneurysms, to reflect common technique used in endovascular treatment of brain aneurysm. We select five cases of various aneurysm types to show assortments of endovascular treatment (EVT) are performed. Selective catheterization of the intracranial aneurysms and endovascular treatments are technically feasible, of...

a. At 5 years (median 34 months), correction of renal artery stenosis (RAS), by balloon angioplasty with or without stenting (no distal protection) has no beneficial effect on blood pressure (BP) compared with medical therapy and is associated with an adverse event rate of 10–25%. (Level I Evidence) b. At 5 years (median 34 months), correction of RAS, by balloon angioplasty with or without sten...

central nervous system infection is a rare complication of endovascular procedures. we report a 21-year-old woman presented with headache, nausea, vomiting, and right-sided hemiparesis 4 months after endovascular embolization of cerebral arteriovenous malformation. investigations led to the diagnosis of multiple brain abscesses. this is the sixth case report of brain abscess following endovascu...

OBJECTIVE To compare the costs and benefits of open versus endovascular repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA). METHODS A consecutive series of 29 elective patients (open treatment, N = 20 and endovascular treatment, N = 9) were compared retrospectively. RESULTS Operating time was significantly shorter for endovascular treatment (mean 90 vs. 125 min, p = 0.026). No endovascular procedure...

Three recently published trials, MR RESCUE, IMS III, and SYNTHESIS Expansion, evaluating the efficacy and safety of endovascular treatment of acute ischemic stroke have generated concerns about the future of endovascular approach. However, the tremendous evolution that imaging and endovascular treatment modalities have undergone over the past several years has raised doubts about the validity o...

OBJECTIVE Endovascular treatment is one of the most important treatments along with open craniotomy for cerebrovascular surgery. The successful treatment of endovascular disease relies on appropriate instruments and the surgeon's skill. Endovascular treatment needs to provide safe and stable access to the catheter cavity. Additionally, it is important to maintain a round shape without changing ...

Introduction: Themaintenance of hemodynamic stability in brain aneurysm surgery has paramount clinical significance in order to prevent vasospasm in the patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage. Regarding this, the present study was conducted to assess the role of magnesium sulfate in preventing vasospasm and maintaining hemodynamic stability during endovascular coiling procedure for br...