Complete obliteration of a basilar artery aneurysm after insertion of a self-expandable Leo stent into the basilar artery without coil embolization

Korean J Radiol. 2008 Jul-Aug;9(4):371-4. doi: 10.3348/kjr.2008.9.4.371.

Abstract

We report a case of a 45-year-old man who underwent endovascular treatment in the acute setting of a subarachnoid hemorrhage due to rupture of a wide-necked basilar trunk aneurysm. The patient was treated with stent implantation without coiling. A control angiographic scan obtained immediately after the procedure revealed significantly decreased intraaneurysmal flow. Follow-up angiography performed after one month demonstrated total aneurysm occlusion.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Basilar Artery
  • Cerebral Angiography
  • Humans
  • Intracranial Aneurysm / therapy*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Stents*