Successful endovascular treatment for thrombosed giant aneurysm of the V1 segment of the vertebral artery: A case report

Abstract

Thrombosed giant aneurysm of the V1 segment of the vertebral artery is rare, and there is controversy regarding the optimal method of treatment in this portion. Here, we report a thrombosed giant aneurysm of the V1 segment of the vertebral artery with a good clinical course with endovascular proximal artery occlusion of the vertebral artery.

A 59-year-old woman presented with a large mass in the left side of the neck. Echographic examination revealed a mass measuring 42 × 38 × 48 mm in the left neck. Angiography showed a thrombosed giant aneurysm of the V1 segment of the left vertebral artery. Endovascular proximal artery occlusion of the vertebral artery was performed, and the aneurysm lessened gradually. Although a number of procedures have been developed to treat extracranial vertebral artery aneurysms, endovascular proximal artery occlusion is a good option to treat aneurysms in this portion.

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Endovascular treatment giant aneurysm vertebral artery

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