title: Direct percutaneous puncture of a cervical internal carotid artery aneurysm for coil placement after previous incomplete stent-assisted endovascular treatment.
abstract: Direct percutaneous puncture for coil placement has been described for visceral aneurysms, but the procedure has not been previously reported for aneurysms of the head and neck. We report a case in which stent-assisted endovascular treatment was successfully combined with direct puncture for additional coil placement to treat a symptomatic giant aneurysm of the cervical internal carotid artery.
authors.affiliation: Section of Neuroendovascular Surgery and Interventional Neuroradiology, University of Miami School of Medicine, 16111 N.W. 12th Avenue, WW 279, Miami, FL 33136, USA.
authors.forename: Turgut
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Berkmen
authors.forename: Neil
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Troffkin
authors.forename: Ajay K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Wakhloo
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D020215:Carotid Artery, Internal, Dissection / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D002404:Catheterization / Q000379:methods; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D011677:Punctures / Q000379:methods; D019233:Retreatment; D015607:Stents