Super-selective coil embolization of a basilar perforator artery aneurysm previously treated by the stent-in-stent technique,using an extremely soft bare coil delivered through a one-marker microcatheter
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Super-selective coil embolization of a basilar perforator artery aneurysm previously treated by the stent-in-stent technique,using an extremely soft bare coil delivered through a one-marker microcatheter
Aneurysms of the perforating arteries arising from the basilar artery trunk are rare and represent a therapeutic challenge.
Methods
A basilar perforator aneurysm was initially treated by the stent-in-stent technique. Enlargement of the aneurysm was seen on follow up and the sac was secondarily coiled using two extremely soft bare coils, delivered through a one-marker microcatheter.
Results
At 6 months, the patient had a modified Rankin Scale score of 0 and cerebral arteriography demonstrated complete occlusion of the lesion.
Conclusions
We describe, as far as we are aware, the first case of basilar perforator aneurysm occlusion using extremely soft bare coils, inserted through the mesh of two stents previously placed in the basilar trunk.
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