title: Stent-assisted coil embolization of a wide-neck aneurysm of a persistent primitive hypoglossal artery.
abstract: Persistent primitive hypoglossal artery (PPHA) represents the second most common carotid-vertebrobasilar anastomosis. The association of PPHA with intracranial aneurysms is not unusual. Treatment of aneurysms located on the PPHA itself is challenging due to the increased risk of ischemic complications secondary to the hypoglossal artery often being the sole contributor of flow to the posterior circulation. We report a case of a wide-neck aneurysm in a PPHA successfully treated using a stent-assisted coil embolization technique.
authors.affiliation: Department of Endovascular Therapy, Hospiten Rambla Hospital, Tenerife, Spain. sebaldi73@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Sebastián
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Baldi
authors.forename: Tobías
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Zander
authors.forename: Martín
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rabellino
authors.forename: Manuel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Maynar
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D002536:Cerebral Arteries / Q000002:abnormalities*; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D002532:Intracranial Aneurysm / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D015607:Stents; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed