Successful treatment of cerebral venous sinus thrombosis by balloon venoplasty: a case report

Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis is a special cerebrovascular disease affecting young adult and middle-aged people. The clinical manifestations of cerebral venous sinus thrombosis are diverse and nonspecific; thus, imaging plays an important role in early diagnosis. Anticoagulation with heparin is t...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Journal of international medical research 2021-12, Vol.49 (12), p.3000605211063278-3000605211063278
Main Authors: Chen, Wei, Gu, Wen-Jing, Shi, Ming-Chao, Kong, De-Rui, Zhao, Ke-Xin, Zhou, Hong-Wei
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anticoagulants
Case Reports
Female
Heparin - therapeutic use
Humans
Middle Aged
Sinus Thrombosis, Intracranial - diagnostic imaging
Sinus Thrombosis, Intracranial - drug therapy
Sinuses
Thrombosis
Young Adult
Citations: Items that this one cites
Items that cite this one
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis is a special cerebrovascular disease affecting young adult and middle-aged people. The clinical manifestations of cerebral venous sinus thrombosis are diverse and nonspecific; thus, imaging plays an important role in early diagnosis. Anticoagulation with heparin is the preferred treatment for cerebral venous sinus thrombosis. Endovascular treatment is also being increasingly used to achieve recanalization of the cerebral venous sinus. We herein describe a woman in her early 50s who was diagnosed with cerebral venous sinus thrombosis for which anticoagulation with heparin was ineffective. To improve her symptoms and prognosis, we selected balloon venoplasty to treat the right sigmoid sinus thrombosis. Her condition subsequently improved, and no recurrence was observed after several follow-ups.
ISSN:0300-0605
1473-2300
DOI:10.1177/03000605211063278