Dual flow diversion stents for aneurysm treatment in a partial unfused basilar artery.
Unfused basilar arteries, frequently but erroneously referred to as 'fenestrations', are not uncommonly associated with aneurysms. The difficulty in treating these aneurysms lie in the fact that they are often wide necked and frequently incorporate both channels of the unfused segment, with varying calibres of the channels, necessitating technically challenging treatment strategies. It is important to preserve both channels because of the potential presence of perforating arteries originating from these segments. There are numerous case reports of such aneurysms being treated by coils alone, coiling with balloon assistance and stent-assisted coiling in configurations such as 'X', 'double barrel' or waffle cone. We present an exemplary case, in which an aneurysm on a partial unfused basilar segment was treated with parallel flow diverters with an excellent result on follow-up imaging.
Department of Interventional Neuroradiology, Karolinska University Hospitals, Solna, Sweden vamsi.gontu2@nhs.net.
Vamsi
V
Gontu
Department of Interventional Neuroradiology, Karolinska University Hospitals, Solna, Sweden.
Pervinder
P
Bhogal
Department of Interventional Neuroradiology, Karolinska University Hospitals, Solna, Sweden.
Patricius A
PA
Brouwer
D000368:Aged; D015901:Angiography, Digital Subtraction; D001488:Basilar Artery; D000072226:Computed Tomography Angiography; D057510:Endovascular Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D033162:Incidental Findings; D002532:Intracranial Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D015607:Stents
Unfused basilar artery; aneurysm; fenestration; flow diverter; posterior fossa