Iatrogenic Vessel Dissection in Endovascular Treatment of Acute Ischemic Stroke.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Knowledge about the localization and outcome of iatrogenic dissection (ID) during endovascular treatment of acute ischemic stroke (AIS) is limited. We aimed to determine the frequency, clinical aspects and morphology of ID in endovascular AIS treatment and to identify predictors of this complication.

Methods

Digital subtraction angiography (DSA) of ID carried out during endovascular treatment between January 2000 and March 2012 have been re-evaluated. The ID localization and morphology were analyzed and related to the interventional techniques. Baseline clinical and radiological findings, treatment modality and outcome were compared with patients without ID.

Results

Out of 866 patients 18 (2%) suffered an ID (44% female, median age 64 years). Localization was

SUBMITTER: Goeggel Simonetti B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6394531 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature