Intracranial Stenosis Angioplasty Failure Rescue Stenting

All too often the desire to try to do angioplasty alone — in this case because of concerns about endocarditis and antiplatelet compliance

Base Camp / High Point 88 angioplasty with Tenzig 8

delayed restenosis — now balloon and hi point 88 angioplasty

1 hour later seems stable. Left on Integrilin 2 mcg/kg/min drip…

At 1 am — about 6 hours later…

Reclosed. Reopened. One of the longer wider stents — it bends, but see how it uplifts the supraclinoid ICA. No problem. Needs good support to advance.

A few more hits on the final lateral view…