Stent Assisted Coil Embolization of a Dissecting Aneurysm of the Vertebral Artery: A Case Involving a Patient with Hypoplasia of the Contralateral Vertebral Artery.
10.3348/jkrs.2002.46.3.203
- Author:
Hyun Jin KIM
1
;
Hae Woong JEONG
;
Jae Kwoeng CHO
;
Jeong Hoon PARK
;
Seung Kug BAIK
;
Yong Woon KOO
Author Information
1. Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Maryknoll Hospital. hwjeong2000@lycos.co.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Aneurysm, cerebral;
Aneurysm, therapy;
Interventional procedures, technology
- MeSH:
Aneurysm, Dissecting*;
Embolization, Therapeutic*;
Humans;
Intracranial Aneurysm;
Stents*;
Vertebral Artery*
- From:Journal of the Korean Radiological Society
2002;46(3):203-206
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
A dissecting aneurysm of the vertebral artery may be treated conservatively, surgically, or using an endovascular approach. Proximal clipping, wrapping or trapping are surgical treatment methods, and endovascular treatment with coils and balloons is performed where a dissecting aneurysm is located near the midline or the appropriate surgical manipulation is difficult. As the contralateral vertebral artery of this patient was hypoplastic, the stent-assisted coil embolization technique was employed to preserve the ipsilateral vertebral artery. We describe a clinical case of dissecting aneurysm of the vertebral artery occurring in a patient in whom a hypoplastic contralateral vertebral artery was successfully treated.
