Table 4

Patients with extrinsic stenosis only

Patient NoLP OP
cm H2O
Initial pressure gradient
mm Hg
Pressure gradient after failure
mm Hg
Number of restenting procedures (months after last stent placement)Level of top of stentsIndication for restentingLast pressure gradient (months after last stenting)
mm Hg
Months free from papilledema after last stent placement
165523282 (17.7, 16)Junction post/mid-SSSRecurrent papilledema before each restenting5 (50)50
18Elevated2233.51 (10.5)TorcularRecurrent papilledema5 (24.5)10
21Elevated20252 (17.3, 1.3)Mid-SSSRapidly worsening VF constriction; referred urgently for new stent without examination for papilledema3.5 (25.7)25.7
264318141 (5.7)Mid-SSSNo recurrent papilledema; neuro-ophthalmologist recommended repeat stenting because of severity of prior papilledema and permanent visual deterioration in one eye3 (23.5)24.7
335531193 (1.3, 1, 3.5)Anterior SSSPersistent papilledema after each restenting4 (10.3)10
  • LP, lumbar puncture; OP, opening pressure; SSS, superior sagittal sinus; VF, visual field.