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최현욱 외: 사행성 혈관을 가진 환자에서 두개강내 스텐트 설치술을 위한 새로운 기법들 를 받고 스텐트를 이용한 혈관성형술을 시행하였다. 73예 중 혈관의 굴곡이 심하여 표준기법으로 스텐트를 두개강내 병변 까지 진행할 수 없었던 11예를 대상으로 하였다. 대상환자의 연령분포는 42-77세로 평균 연령은 64.2세였고, 남녀 비는 4 대 7이었다. 시술 전 대상 병변의 평균 협착율은 71.8%이었다. 스텐트를 이용한 혈관성형술은 뇌경색의 재발을 방지하기 위해 50% 이상의 동맥경화성 협착이 있고 이로 인한 허혈성 증상이 있는 환자 중 1) 적절한 약물적 치료에도 불구하고 허 A 혈성 증상이 재발되거나 진행하는 경우, 2) 환자가 항혈소판 제나 항응고제를 지속적으로 복용을 할 수 없는 경우, 3) 이 전에 뇌경색이 있거나 혹은 무증상이지만 혈관조영술에서 측 부 순환이 없거나 SPECT 검사상 뇌관류가 좋지 않은 경우, 4) 관상동맥 우회술이 계획된 경우 등에서 시행하였다. B 스텐트를 이용한 두개강내 혈관성형술 (표준 기법) 환자는 시술 3일전부터 75 mg Clopidogrel(Plavix, Sanofi- C D E F Fig. 1. Double wire technique for stent placement in the distal internal carotid artery. A. Lateral angiogram of the left ICA shows severe stenosis (>70%) (arrow) of the supraclinoid portion. B. Lateral magnified radioscopic view demonstrates that the balloon-mounted stent is not able to cross the acute angled curve (arrow) of cavernous ICA. C. The navigation of stent delivery system into the target lesion is successfully performed with double wire technique (arrows). D. Balloon-mounted coronary stent is successfully deployed (arrows). There is no procedure-related complication. E, F. Anteroposterior (E) and lateral (F) views of the left ICA arteriogram immediately after stenting reveal sufficient and smooth dilatation of the stenotic segment. 102
대한영상의학회지 2005;52:101-106 Synthelabo, Korea)과 100 mg aspirin을 매일 복용하였고 동 일한 기간 동안 low-molecular-weight heparin인 nadroparin calcium(fraxiparine, Sanofi-Synthelabo, Korea)을 하루에 2-3회 피하 주사하였다. 모든 시술은 환자가 깨어있는 상태에서 시행하였고 EKG, 동 A 맥 산소 분압 및 혈압을 적절히 감시하였다. 경피적 접근은 오 른쪽 대퇴 동맥을 통해 이루어졌으며 6F 혹은 7F 크기의 sheath 를 대퇴동맥 내로 삽입하였다. 환자의 활성 혈액 응고 시간 (ACT, activated coagulation time)을 시술 내내 250-300초 사이를 유지하게 하기 위해 헤파린을 일시 주사로 5000 IU를 B C D E F Fig. 2. Coaxial double guiding catheter technique for stent placement in the middle cerebral artery. A. Anteroposterior angiogram of the left ICA shows severe stenosis (>80%) (arrow) of the M1 portion of the middle cerebral artery. B. Lateral angiogram of the left ICA demonstrates marked tortuousity of the ICA. C. 8F guiding catheter (black arrow) is positioned in the proximal cervical ICA, and then 5F guiding catheter (white arrow) is coaxially inserted within the 8F catheter. D. Anteroposterior magnified radioscopic view demonstrates that the balloon-mounted stent is not able to cross the acute angled curve (black arrow) of cavernous ICA. So a second wire (white arrow) is inserted across the acute angled curve. E. The navigation of stent delivery system into the target lesions is successfully performed with coaxial double guiding catheter & double wire technique. F. Anteroposterior view of the left ICA angiogram immediately after stenting reveal sufficient and smooth dilatation of the stenotic segment. 103
Table. Summery of 11 Cases of Intracranial Stenting Using Several New Techniques No Sex/ Stenosis Used stents Used new Technical Complication related Stent Lesion location Age degree (%) (diameter/length, mm) techniques success to new techniques deployment 01 M/71 Lt MCA 070 S660 2.5/9 Waiting Yes None Success 02 F/74 Rt MCA 070 S660 2.5/15 CDGCT Yes None Success 03 F/76 Lt distal VA 060 S660 2.5/15 DWT Yes None Success 04 F/77 Lt supraclinoid ICA 060 Flexmaster 2.75/12 Waiting Yes None Success 05 F/74 Rt supraclinoid ICA 070 Flexmaster 3.0/12 Waiting Yes None Success 06 F/71 Lt MCA 060 S660 2.5/11 Waiting Yes None Success 07 F/70 Lt distal VA 080 Flexmaster 3.0/16 Waiting Yes None Success 08 M/53 Lt MCA 080 Flexmaster 2.5/16 CDGCT Yes None Success 09 M/51 Lt MCA 070 Flexmaster 2.5/12 DWT Yes None Success 10 F/42 Lt supraclinoid ICA 075 Flexmaster 2.75/23 DWT Yes None Success 11 M/47 Lt supraclinoid ICA 100 Flexmaster 2.5/26 DWT Yes None Success MCA ; Middle cerebral artery, VA ; Vertebral artery, ICA ; Internal carotid artery, CDGCT ; Coaxial double guiding catheter technique, DWT ; Double wire technique. 104
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