Flow changes after endovascular treatment of a wide-neck anterior communicating artery aneurysm by using X-configured kissing stents (cross-kissing stents) technique

Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol. 2011 Dec;34(6):1308-11. doi: 10.1007/s00270-011-0153-7. Epub 2011 Mar 31.

Abstract

Endovascular treatment for a wide-neck anterior communicating artery (AcomA) aneurysm remains technically challenging. Stent-assisted embolization has been proposed as an alternative of treatment of complex aneurysms. The X-configuration double-stent-assisted technique was used to achieve successful coiling of wide-neck AcomA aneurysm. Implanted stent can alter intra-arterial flow. Follow-up angiograms 4 months later showed flow changes due to used X-technique of stents implantation and filling of the anterior cerebral artery from the opposite internal carotid artery.

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Cerebral Angiography
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Intracranial Aneurysm / diagnostic imaging
  • Intracranial Aneurysm / therapy*
  • Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors / therapeutic use
  • Stents*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Substances

  • Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors