Middle ear aneurysm treated with an innovative, vessel-preserving, aneurysm-occluding stent.
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.
Fuller
Elisa
E
Division of Neuroradiology, Department of Medical Imaging, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Marotta
Thomas R
TR
Chen
Joseph M
JM
Willinsky
Robert A
RA
Bharatha
Aditya
A
O'Kelly
Cian
C
Hochman
Jordan B
JB
Howard
Peter
P
Wolter
Nikolaus E
NE
Symons
Sean P
SP
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