title: Stent-within-a-stent technique for the treatment of dissecting vertebral artery aneurysms.
abstract: Subarachnoid hemorrhage from dissecting vertebral artery aneurysms is a well-known phenomenon. With the advent of navigable intracranial stents, these aneurysms are now amenable to endovascular stent placement. However, immediate aneurysm obliteration is often not accomplished, and current covered stents have poor short-term patency rates. We report a series of three patients with intradural dissecting vertebral artery aneurysms treated with a novel endovascular stent-within-a-stent construct using currently available stent technology.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI, USA.
authors.forename: Bharat
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Mehta
authors.forename: Tom
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Burke
authors.forename: Max
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kole
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bydon
authors.forename: Donald
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Seyfried
authors.forename: Ghaus
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Malik
mesh_terms: D017130:Angioplasty / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D015607:Stents; D014711:Vertebral Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D020217:Vertebral Artery Dissection / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*