title: Y-stent-assisted coil embolisation of wide-necked aneurysms using a new fully retrievable and detachable intracranial stent: report of two cases.
abstract: Endovascular treatment of wide-necked aneurysms poses a challenge for the endovascular therapist. The Y-stent-assisted technique has been used for stent-assisted coil embolisation for wide-necked bifurcation aneurysms. This technique has been described for basilar tip aneurysms and middle cerebral artery bifurcation aneurysms using Neuroform and Enterprise stents. We report 2 cases of wide-necked bifurcation aneurysms that were treated with Y-stent-assisted coil embolisation using a new, fully retrievable and detachable intracranial stent (Solitaire AB™). We describe the advantages of a fully retrievable and detachable stent and its feasibility of forming a Y configuration.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, 56000 Cheras, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Ahmad Sobri
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Muda
authors.forename: Ahmad Razali Md
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Ralib
authors.forename: Yazmin
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yaacob
authors.forename: Rozman
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Zakaria
authors.forename: Azizi Abu
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Bakar