BACKGROUND: Intracranial vascular complications following radiosurgery are extremely rare. CASE DESCRIPTION: We report a case of stenosis in the internal carotid artery 5 years after gamma knife radiosurgery for a recurrent pituitary adenoma. Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty was performed successfully with anatomical and functional improvement. CONCLUSION: These results suggested the importance of monitoring for arterial stenosis in the long-term follow-up. Moreover, this is the first case of endovascular treatment as an effective therapy for intracranial arterial stenosis due to radiotherapy.
BACKGROUND:Intracranial vascular complications following radiosurgery are extremely rare. CASE DESCRIPTION: We report a case of stenosis in the internal carotid artery 5 years after gamma knife radiosurgery for a recurrent pituitary adenoma. Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty was performed successfully with anatomical and functional improvement. CONCLUSION: These results suggested the importance of monitoring for arterial stenosis in the long-term follow-up. Moreover, this is the first case of endovascular treatment as an effective therapy for intracranial arterial stenosis due to radiotherapy.
Authors: P H Roche; J Régis; H Dufour; H D Fournier; C Delsanti; W Pellet; F Grisoli; J C Peragut Journal: J Neurosurg Date: 2000-12 Impact factor: 5.115
Authors: Tiziano Tallarita; Gustavo S Oderich; Giuseppe Lanzino; Harry Cloft; David Kallmes; Thomas C Bower; Audra A Duncan; Peter Gloviczki Journal: J Vasc Surg Date: 2011-01-08 Impact factor: 4.268
Authors: Giorgio Spatola; Laura Frosio; Marco Losa; Antonella Del Vecchio; Martina Piloni; Pietro Mortini Journal: Rep Pract Oncol Radiother Date: 2016-09-28