title: Ruptured subclavian artery pseudo-aneurysm associated with Neurofibromatosis type 1.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  A subclavian artery aneurysm associated with Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF 1) is extremely rare. We report a ruptured pseudo-aneurysm of the subclavian artery in a patient with NF 1 treated with endovascular surgery.
  
  
  METHODS
  A 51 year old man with NF 1 presented with initially sudden left neck pain and continuous dysphagia. Radiological examination showed a pseudo-aneurysm of the left subclavian artery. Endovascular stenting and coil embolisation was performed to prevent rebleeding and the lesion was completely obliterated. Follow-up angiography at 3 months revealed good flow through the stent without flow into the pseudo-aneurysm.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Our patient is the first reported example of successful endovascular treatment for a ruptured subclavian artery pseudo-aneurysm associated with NF 1. Endovascular stenting and coil embolisation for the ruptured subclavian artery pseudo-aneurysm was very effective.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Hiroshima University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, 1-2-3 Kasumi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima, 734-8551, Japan. sakamoto@hiroshima-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Shigeyuki
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sakamoto
authors.forename: Masayuki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sumida
authors.forename: Shinichiro
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Takeshita
authors.forename: Masaaki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shibukawa
authors.forename: Yoshihiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kiura
authors.forename: Takahito
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Okazaki
authors.forename: Kaoru
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kurisu