Treatment of ruptured saccular aneurysms of the fenestrated vertebrobasilar junction with balloon remodeling technique. A short case series and review of the literature.
Fenestration of the intracranial arteries is a relatively common occurrence. This anatomic variation may predispose to aneurysm formation at certain sites. Treatment of such aneurysms is difficult as it may occlude one of the limbs of fenestration with resultant deficit. Thus, preservation of both the limbs with adequate exclusion of the aneurysm from the circulation should be the aim of any treatment. We describe a series of four cases of ruptured aneurysms arising from a fenestrated vertebrobasilar junction treated with endovascular balloon remodeling technique.
Departments of Radiodiagnosis and Neurosurgery, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research; Chandigarh, India - E-mail: drvivekgupta.pgi@gmail.com.
Vivek
V
Gupta
Chirag K
CK
Ahuja
N
N
Khandelwal
Ajay
A
Kumar
S K
SK
Gupta
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D017542:Aneurysm, Ruptured / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D002532:Intracranial Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014711:Vertebral Artery / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*