title: Treatment of Pediatric Traumatic Intracranial Pseudoaneurysm Using Endovascular Covered Stent: Three Case Reports.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Pediatric traumatic intracranial pseudoaneurysm (TIPA) is a relatively rare clinical entity resulting from blunt, penetrating, or iatrogenic head trauma. The diagnosis, management, and prognosis of patients with pediatric TIPA is not well understood. Surgical craniotomy for TIPA is a high-risk operation. Advancements in minimally invasive technology have allowed for endovascular reconstruction of TIPA.
  
  
  METHODS
  We present our experience with use of endovascular covered stents for treatment of 3 pediatric patients with TIPA. The clinical and radiologic characteristics are presented. No procedure-related complications or deaths occurred during follow-up.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In this study, the use of the Willis covered stent was associated with favorable prognoses in 3 patients with TIPA. No major complications were encountered during follow-up. The Willis covered stent appears to be a viable therapeutic modality in these patients. A definitive prognosis assessment will necessitate prospective clinical trials with longer duration of follow-up.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Wuhan General Hospital of Guangzhou Military Command, Southern Medical University, Wuhan, China.
authors.forename: Peng
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Wuhan General Hospital of Guangzhou Military Command, Southern Medical University, Wuhan, China.
authors.forename: Ming
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Wuhan General Hospital of Guangzhou Military Command, Southern Medical University, Wuhan, China.
authors.forename: Mingjun
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cai
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Wuhan General Hospital of Guangzhou Military Command, Southern Medical University, Wuhan, China.
authors.forename: Jie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Qin
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Wuhan General Hospital of Guangzhou Military Command, Southern Medical University, Wuhan, China. Electronic address: plainfat@163.com.
authors.forename: Li
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Pan
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D002533:Cerebral Angiography / Q000379:methods*; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D002648:Child; D054855:Drug-Eluting Stents; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: Covered stent; Endovascular treatment; Pediatric; Traumatic intracranial pseudoaneurysm