Abstract
To the Editor: We read with great interest the article by Brekenfeld et al.1 The authors treated 12 patients with self-expandable intracranial stents (Wingspan) as a rescue procedure for acute cerebral artery occlusion. They showed that stent placement was feasible in all procedures and resulted in partial or complete recanalization (TIMI 2/3) in 92%. No vessel perforations, subarachnoid, or symptomatic intracerebral hemorrhages were reported. At 3 months follow-up, 3 patients (25%) had a good outcome, 3 (25%) had a moderate outcome, and 6 (50%) had a poor outcome. Mortality was 33.3%. The study’s results are consistent with another study by Zaidat et …
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