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Follow-up study after percutaneous transluminal cerebral angioplasty
The purpose of this study was to assess the safety and efficacy of percutaneous transluminal cerebral balloon angioplasty (PTCBA) of extra- and intra-cranial arteries by investigating procedural outcome. Eigh...
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Percutaneous transluminal cerebral angioplasty: serial angiographic follow-up after successful dilatation
The purposes of this study were to determine the optimal time for initial follow-up angiography, the restenosis rate after successful intracranial percutaneous transluminal cerebral angioplasty (PTCBA), and f...
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Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty for total occlusion of middle cerebral arteries
Although it is controversial whether total occlusions of intracranial arteries can safely be opened by angioplasty, we treated six patients with total occlusions of the middle cerebral artery by percutaneous ...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty for arteriosclerotic lesions of extra- and intracranial arteries
A total of 60 lesions, involving the extracranial artery in 32 cases and the intracranial artery in 28 cases, were treated by percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA). Angiographic follow-up was performed 3...
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Intracranial lipomas
Intracranial lipomas are very rare, probably congenital lesions. Though they can occur anywhere in the intracranial space, a good proportion of cases tend to be located around the midline. Review of the litera...