Traumatic pseudoaneurysm of the basilar artery presenting with fatal epistaxis: a rare case report.
BACKGROUND
To the best of the authors' knowledge, this is the first report of a traumatic pseudoaneurysm of the basilar artery presenting with epistaxis.


METHODS
This study reports a rare case in which a patient suffered from fatal epistaxis because of a pseudoaneurysm of basilar artery and fracture of skull base after a motorcycle accident. Clinical manifestation, diagnostic imaging and endovascular treatment are described. Formation mechanisms and the treatment of traumatic pseudoaneurysm of basilar artery are discussed.
Department of Neurosurgery, West Campus, Beijing Chaoyang Hospital afflicted of Capital Medical University , Beijing , PR China and.
Tong
T
Li
Yisen
Y
Zhang
Zheng
Z
Gu
Xiangke
X
Ma
Xijian
X
Yang
D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000328:Adult; D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000150:complications* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D001488:Basilar Artery / Q000473:pathology*; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic / Q000379:methods*; D004844:Epistaxis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D015600:Glasgow Coma Scale; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019291:Skull Base / Q000293:injuries*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed