In-stent restenosis or occlusion has been frequently reported as a complication after angioplasty and stenting in vertebral arteries. Reopening chronic in-stent occlusion in cervical arteries with endovascular techniques has not been reported. Here we describe a case with stent implantation in the origin of right vertebral artery. The stent was occluded one year after the procedure. The patient demonstrated concurrent ischemic symptoms which were relieved after the in-stent occlusion being recanalized successfully with re-angioplasty.
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