Endovascular Stent-Assisted Angioplasty of Symptomatic Intracranial Stenosis / 国际脑血管病杂志

ABSTRACT

The application of intracranial stent-assisted angioplasty has been in controversy.In recent years, the development novel stents, preoperative evaluation, and accumulation of periprocedural management experiences have significantly improved the success rate of this operation.The incidence of complications has decreased significantly. However, the efficacy and safety of intracranial stent-assisted angioplasty are still lack of support from prospective multicenter studies.This article reviews the recent advances in this field.