title: Middle ear aneurysm treated with an innovative, vessel-preserving, aneurysm-occluding stent.
abstract: Middle ear aneurysms are rare and difficult to treat. An innovative, parent vessel-preserving, aneurysm occlusion stent is a treatment alternative. It redirects blood flow away from the aneurysm, resulting in stasis within, and ultimate aneurysm thrombosis. Concurrent coiling is not needed with this stent, eliminating the risk of coils extruding or migrating, or acting as a nidus for infection in the middle ear. We review a successful treatment using this device.
authors.affiliation: Division of Neuroradiology, Department of Medical Imaging, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: Elisa
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Fuller
authors.forename: Thomas R
authors.initials: TR
authors.lastname: Marotta
authors.forename: Joseph M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Robert A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Willinsky
authors.forename: Aditya
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bharatha
authors.forename: Cian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: O'Kelly
authors.forename: Jordan B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Hochman
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Howard
authors.forename: Nikolaus E
authors.initials: NE
authors.lastname: Wolter
authors.forename: Sean P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Symons
mesh_terms: D000783:Aneurysm / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000295:instrumentation*; D002343:Carotid Artery, Internal; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004432:Ear, Middle / Q000098:blood supply*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography; D008875:Middle Aged; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D015607:Stents; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed