Open AccessSolitaire FR device for treatment of dural sinus thrombosis.
Author(s) -
Bryan Pukenas,
M Veerendra Kumar,
Michael F. Stiefel,
Michelle J. Smith,
Robert W. Hurst
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
pubmed
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.231
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 1757-790X
DOI - 10.1136/bcr-2012-010543
Subject(s) - medicine , solitaire cryptographic algorithm , surgery , thrombosis , dural venous sinuses , refractory (planetary science) , venous thrombosis , ischemic stroke , physics , ischemia , astrobiology , modified rankin scale
Dural venous sinus thrombosis is a rare and potentially devastating disease. Several predisposing factors exist, including oral contraceptive therapy and colitis. First-line therapy consists of systemic anticoagulation. If first-line therapies fail, more aggressive endovascular therapies may be performed. We report our initial experience with the Solitaire FR device for treatment of refractory symptomatic dural venous sinus thrombosis.