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Sep 2026
Direct balloon dilatation angioplasty for intracranial atherosclerotic stenosis-related acute ischemic stroke: a single-arm retrospective study of technical feasibility and safety
Background Direct balloon dilatation angioplasty (DBDA) is an established treatment for intracranial atherosclerotic stenosis (IAS) without acute ischemia; however, its role in IAS-induced acute ischemic stroke (ICAS-LVO) remains poorly defined. This retrospective single-arm study aimed to evaluate the technical feasib...
Xuan-Fei Jiang, Xiao-Yan Sun, Zhen-Chan Lu et al.
· Frontiers in Neurology · 0 citations