Treatment of a giant basilar artery aneurysm with a bridging stent and subsequent coil occlusion of the stent: case report.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
To report the treatment of a symptomatic giant basilar artery aneurysm in a child. A 7-year-old girl presented with a 2-month history of progressive right hemiparesis caused by a huge fusiform aneurysm of the basilar artery with compression of the brainstem. INTERVENTION OR TECHNIQUE: The patient was treated with a bridging bare stent and occlusion of the stent lumen with detachable coils. The patient experienced immediate total occlusion of the aneurysm with almost total recuperation after 1 year.
Medical subject headings
- Intracranial Aneurysm
- Stents