title: Endovascular Treatment for Fusiform Dilation of Internal Carotid Artery Following Craniopharyngioma Resection: A Case Illustration.
abstract: Fusiform dilation of the internal carotid artery complicates aggressive craniopharyngioma resection and occurs mainly in children. We report a case to describe the availability of endovascular treatment for this rare entity. A 13-year-old boy presented with headache for 2 years after resection of craniopharyngioma. A fusiform dilation of the right carotid artery was found and was coiled using stent-assisted technique. Follow-up showed satisfactory outcome and disappearance of headache. To our knowledge, this is the first report regarding endovascular treatment for fusiform dilation of the internal carotid artery after craniopharyngioma resection. Stent-assisted coiling is a useful approach for fusiform dilation of the internal carotid artery following craniopharyngioma surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Qiang
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Chaohua
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Jianguo
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, P. R. China chaoy12345@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Chao
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: You
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D002340:Carotid Artery Diseases / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D002343:Carotid Artery, Internal / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D003397:Craniopharyngioma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D004108:Dilatation, Pathologic / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D057510:Endovascular Procedures / Q000379:methods; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D010911:Pituitary Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D013997:Time Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
keywords: craniopharyngioma; endovascular treatment; fusiform dilation of the internal carotid artery