title: Successful endovascular treatment of carotid aneurysms in a patient with vascular Ehlers-Danlos syndrome.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Patients with vascular Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS) can develop internal carotid artery (ICA) aneurysms. Any surgical procedure is hazardous and often unrewarding because of fragile blood vessels. Endovascular treatment may be an alternative approach to the treatment of ICA aneurysms in patients with vascular EDS.
  
  
  METHODS
  A 23-year-old woman with vascular EDS developed a cervical right ICA aneurysm and a left petrous ICA aneurysm, which were successfully treated with endovascular interventions without major complications.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This case report suggests that endovascular treatment of ICA aneurysms is feasible and can be achieved in patients with vascular EDS.
authors: Department of Neurosurgery, West China Hospital, West China School of Medicine Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China.
authors: J B
authors: JB
authors: Chen
authors: Department of Neurosurgery, West China Hospital, West China School of Medicine Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China.
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authors: Sun
authors: Department of Neurosurgery, West China Hospital, West China School of Medicine Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China.
authors: L X
authors: LX
authors: Zhou
authors: Department of Neurosurgery, West China Hospital, West China School of Medicine Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China.
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authors: He
authors: Department of Neurosurgery, West China Hospital, West China School of Medicine Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China.
authors: Ding
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authors: Lei
mesh_terms: D015901:Angiography, Digital Subtraction; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation; D002340:Carotid Artery Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D002343:Carotid Artery, Internal / Q000601:surgery; D004535:Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D057510:Endovascular Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D002532:Intracranial Aneurysm / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D015607:Stents; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult