The endovascular management of saccular posterior inferior cerebellar artery aneurysms.
OBJECTIVE
The purpose of this retrospective study was to report the outcome of the endovascular treatment of eight patients with eight saccular posterior inferior cerebellar artery (PICA) aneurysms.


METHODS
Over the last seven years (1999-2006), eight consecutive patients with saccular PICA aneurysms were treated by endovascular methods. Five of the aneurysms were presented with subarachnoid hemorrhaging, whereas three were discovered incidentally. Four of the aneurysms (3 ruptured and 1 incidental) were treated by intrasaccular coiling, whereas the remaining four (1 ruptured and 3 incidental) were treated by vertebral artery (VA) occlusion.


RESULTS
Of the four aneurysms treated by intrasaccular coiling, three were completely packed with coils and one was partially packed. In three of four patients who underwent vertebral artery occlusions, follow-up digital subtraction angiographies demonstrated thrombosed aneurysms and PICA. No procedure-related morbidity occurred and no re-bleed was encountered during a follow-up examination (mean; 31 months).


CONCLUSIONS
As a result of this study, we found that the endovascular management of saccular PICA aneurysms should be considered as safe and effective.
Song
Ha-Hun
HH
Department of Radiology, Cheju Halla Hospital, Jeju-do, Korea.
Won
Yoo-Dong
YD
Kim
Young-Joo
YJ
Kim
Bum-Soo
BS
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D017542:Aneurysm, Ruptured / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D002531:Cerebellum / Q000098:blood supply / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D033162:Incidental Findings; D002532:Intracranial Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013345:Subarachnoid Hemorrhage / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome