cerebrovascular artery stent

^[1]

Indications

stenting of intracranial artery stenosis is not recommended
- higher risk of stroke of death vs medical therapy^[1]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 19 Board Basics. An Enhancement to MKSAP19. American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 2022
Luo J, Wang T, Yang K et al. Endovascular therapy versus medical treatment for symptomatic intracranial artery stenosis. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2023;2:CD013267. PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36738471