title: Stent-graft placement for wide-neck aneurysm of the vertebrobasilar junction.
abstract: We present a case in which a stent-graft was used to treat an aneurysm of the vertebrobasilar junction. According to our literature search, this is one of the first cases involving the intracranial placement of a stent-graft and the first case in which an aneurysm of the vertebrobasilar junction was treated in this manner. A stent-graft can be useful device for the neuroendovascular treatment of aneurysms in select patients.
authors.affiliation: Giessen, Germany.
authors.forename: Michael A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Burbelko
authors.forename: Lyudmyla A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Dzyak
authors.forename: Nykolay A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Zorin
authors.forename: Sergey P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Grigoruk
authors.forename: Volodymyr A
authors.initials: VA
authors.lastname: Golyk
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015901:Angiography, Digital Subtraction; D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon / Q000295:instrumentation*; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D002532:Intracranial Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene; D020769:Posterior Cerebral Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D015607:Stents; D013345:Subarachnoid Hemorrhage / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014711:Vertebral Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging
chemical_list: D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene