Combined reconstructive and deconstructive endovascular approach for bilateral vertebral artery dissection with subarachnoid hemorrhage

Neurosurg Focus. 2019 Jan 1;46(Suppl_1):V13. doi: 10.3171/2019.1.FocusVid.18483.

Abstract

The video highlights a challenging case of bilateral vertebral artery dissection presenting with subarachnoid hemorrhage. The patient was found to have a critical flow-limiting stenosis in his dominant right vertebral artery and a ruptured pseudoaneurysm in his left vertebral artery. A single-stage endovascular treatment with stent reconstruction of the right vertebral artery and coil embolization sacrifice of the left side was performed. The case highlights the rationale for treatment and potential alternative strategies.The video can be found here: https://youtu.be/e0U_JE2jISw.

Keywords: sacrifice; stenting; vertebral artery dissection; video.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Video-Audio Media

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Combined Modality Therapy / methods
  • Endovascular Procedures / methods*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Plastic Surgery Procedures / methods*
  • Subarachnoid Hemorrhage / complications
  • Subarachnoid Hemorrhage / diagnostic imaging*
  • Subarachnoid Hemorrhage / surgery*
  • Ventriculostomy / methods
  • Vertebral Artery Dissection / complications
  • Vertebral Artery Dissection / diagnostic imaging*
  • Vertebral Artery Dissection / surgery*