title: Giant aneurysms of the internal carotid artery: endovascular treatment and long-term follow-up.
abstract: We report the long-term follow-up of 18 patients with giant aneurysms of the internal carotid artery (ICA) referred for endovascular occlusion of the parent vessel. There were 10 aneurysms involving the infra- and/or supraclinoid cavernous segment, six the ophthalmic segment, one the petrous segment and one the bifurcation. One patient who did not tolerate test occlusion was treated medically. Clinical and imaging follow-up were obtained in 16 patients for a mean of 30 months, range 6-80 months. Endovascular treatment led to excellent clinical outcome in 16 patients. One 34-year-old woman, who presented with subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH), died from bilateral middle cerebral artery infarcts due to severe vasospasm 4 days after treatment. The patient treated medically died from SAH. Long-term imaging follow-up in 16 patients revealed a markedly smaller aneurysm sac in all cases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neuroradiology, Hôpital Roger Salengro, CHRU Lille, Boulevard J. Leclerq, 59037 Lille Cédex, France. blubicz@hotmail.com
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Lubicz
authors.forename: J Y
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Gauvrit
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Leclerc
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Lejeune
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Pruvo
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002340:Carotid Artery Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D002532:Intracranial Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015899:Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon; D016896:Treatment Outcome