Filling In The Blanks. Venous Stenting In IIH

IIH has been recognized for almost 100 years including more recent emphasis on the potential damage to visual function. In patients nonresponsive to weight reduction or medical therapy. CSF diversion procedures (subtemporal decompression, lumboperitoneal and ventriculoperitoneal shunts) can be are successful in lowering pressure. More recently, there has been an increased interest in venous pressure in the development of an IIH picture (sleep apnea, etc.) The last 18 years have seen a number of cases and small case series of balloon venoplasty and subsequently venous stenting for reported venous stenosis as a possible etiologic goal in IIH. Although there have been good technical and clinical responses, the mechanism of the stenting remains unclear.