title: Endovascular treatment of a basilar artery dissecting aneurysm.
abstract: Basilar artery (BA) dissecting aneurysms pose difficulties to treatment because both bleeding and thrombosis can happen in the same patient, clinical course is unpredictable and high morbidity is usual. We report the case of a 37-year-old woman with a BA aneurysm probably caused by arterial dissection, presenting embolic and hemorrhagic complications. The aneurysm was submitted to endovascular treatment with stenting and coil embolization. Clinical and radiological results were excellent and no complications were observed, suggesting that BA stenting and coil embolization may be a safe and effective treatment for this condition.
authors: Departments of Neurology and Radiology, Hospital das Clínicas, São Paulo University, Avenida Dr. Enéas de Carvalho Aguiar 255, São Paulo, SP, Brazil. crispatrocio@yahoo.com.br
authors: Cristiane Borges
authors: CB
authors: Patroclo
authors: Paulo
authors: P
authors: Puglia
authors: Claudia da Costa
authors: Cda C
authors: Leite
authors: Fabio Iuji
authors: FI
authors: Yamamoto
authors: Jovana Gobbi Marchesi
authors: JG
authors: Ciríaco
authors: Milberto
authors: M
authors: Scaff
authors: Adriana Bastos
authors: AB
authors: Conforto
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D001488:Basilar Artery; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D002532:Intracranial Aneurysm / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D015607:Stents; D016896:Treatment Outcome