It was reported that a fred jr.Stent was implanted to treat an aneurysm of the fetal posterior cerebral artery.The stent was deployed without issue and stasis was observed to be forming inside of the aneurysm.Four hours post procedure, thrombus was observed to be forming inside of the stent.Balloon angioplasty was performed, which restored flow, but the stent continued to form thrombus.It was the physician's belief that the clot formation inside the aneurysmal sac was so severe that it went down into the fred jr.A follow-up the next day showed re-profusion, but the patient had already had a stroke and they were blind on right side.Integrilin was administered.
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