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Tortuous vessel anatomy reconstructed by stent-assisted coiling may be kinked by thrombus expansion within the coil mass. This can be overcome by placement of a second stent.

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subarachnoid hemorrhage stent-assisted coiling fusiform aneurysm dissecting aneurysm tortuosity

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Stenting Both before and after Coiling of a Ruptured Fusiform Basilar Aneurysm to Overcome Mechanical Occlusion Caused by Thrombosis within the Coil Mass

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