Endovascular treatment of ruptured intracranial aneurysms during pregnancy: report of three cases

Osman Kizilkilic; Sait Albayram; Ibrahim Adaletli; Fatih Kantarci; Omer Uzma; Civan Islak; Naci Kocer

doi:10.1007/s00404-002-0384-6

Endovascular treatment of ruptured intracranial aneurysms during pregnancy: report of three cases

Arch Gynecol Obstet. 2003 Oct;268(4):325-8. doi: 10.1007/s00404-002-0384-6. Epub 2002 Oct 24.

Authors

Osman Kizilkilic¹, Sait Albayram, Ibrahim Adaletli, Fatih Kantarci, Omer Uzma, Civan Islak, Naci Kocer

Affiliation

¹ Department of Radiology, Division of Neuroradiology, Cerrahpasa Medical School, 34300-Kocamustafapasa, Istanbul, Turkey. [email protected]

PMID: 14504879
DOI: 10.1007/s00404-002-0384-6

Abstract

Subarachnoid hemorrhage from an intracranial aneurysm during pregnancy is a rare complication with high maternal and fetal morbidity-mortality. We report three cases of ruptured intracranial aneurysms during pregnancy, treated by the minimal invasive endovascular approach.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Aneurysm, Ruptured / diagnosis
Aneurysm, Ruptured / surgery*
Angiography, Digital Subtraction
Cerebral Angiography
Female
Gestational Age
Humans
Intracranial Aneurysm / diagnosis
Intracranial Aneurysm / surgery*
Magnetic Resonance Angiography
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular / surgery*
Ultrasonography, Prenatal
Vascular Surgical Procedures* / adverse effects
Vascular Surgical Procedures* / instrumentation