title: Complete obliteration of a basilar artery aneurysm after insertion of a self-expandable Leo stent into the basilar artery without coil embolization.
abstract: We report a case of a 45-year-old man who underwent endovascular treatment in the acute setting of a subarachnoid hemorrhage due to rupture of a wide-necked basilar trunk aneurysm. The patient was treated with stent implantation without coiling. A control angiographic scan obtained immediately after the procedure revealed significantly decreased intraaneurysmal flow. Follow-up angiography performed after one month demonstrated total aneurysm occlusion.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery and Neurotraumatology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland. radiologiamim@wp.pl
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Juszkat
authors.forename: Stanisław
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nowak
authors.forename: Michał
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wieloch
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zarzecka
mesh_terms: D001488:Basilar Artery; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D006801:Humans; D002532:Intracranial Aneurysm / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015607:Stents