title: "Double-barrel" stent reconstruction of a symptomatic fusiform basilar artery aneurysm: case report.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Giant fusiform aneurysms of the basilar artery are associated with a high rate of morbidity and mortality. Treatment of these lesions can be difficult, especially when there are poor anatomic collaterals such as posterior communicating arteries. These lesions often have no acceptable treatment. The authors present a case of a patient with a symptomatic, fusiform basilar artery aneurysm successfully treated with a side-by-side (double-barrel), telescoping stent construct.
  
  
  METHODS
  A 56-year-old man presented with chief concerns of dysarthria and left-sided hemiparesis. MRI and conventional catheter-based angiography revealed a dolichoectatic basilar artery with 3 large fusiform aneurysms throughout its length. Flow through the patient's aneurysm was successfully reduced with a side-by-side stent construct and coiling of the proximal aneurysm dilation. The patient experienced stabilization of his ischemic events and neurologic recovery. A total of 6 Neurform-2 4.5 × 30-mm stents were navigated and positioned from the proximal posterior cerebral arteries to the distal vertebral arteries in a side-by-side (double-barrel), telescoping manner. These were deployed simultaneously by 2 operators to oppose the stent struts as well as the arterial wall. Next, the proximal aneurysmal dilation was coiled to near occlusion. Successful flow redirection and aneurysm thrombosis was observed.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  A novel, endovascular stenting technique for successfully treating symptomatic, giant basilar artery aneurysms is presented. This patient at 4 months was living independently with no further neurologic events or decline.
authors.affiliation: Cerebrovascular Center, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bain
authors.forename: Muhammad Shazam
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Hussain
authors.forename: Alejandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Spiotta
authors.forename: Vivekananda
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Gonugunta
authors.forename: Shaye
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Moskowitz
authors.forename: Rishi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gupta
mesh_terms: D001488:Basilar Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D002532:Intracranial Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D015607:Stents