The Endovascular Management of Saccular Posterior Inferior Cerebellar Artery Aneurysms.
- Author:
Ha Hun SONG
1
;
Yoo Dong WON
;
Young Joo KIM
;
Bum Soo KIM
Author Information
- Publication Type:Original Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
- Keywords: Aneurysm; Posterior inferior cerebellar artery; Endovascular treatment
- MeSH: Adult; Aged; Aneurysm, Ruptured/radiography/*therapy; Cerebellum/blood supply/*radiography; Cerebral Angiography; Embolization, Therapeutic/*methods; Female; Humans; Incidental Findings; Intracranial Aneurysm/radiography/*therapy; Male; Middle Aged; Retrospective Studies; Subarachnoid Hemorrhage/radiography/*therapy; Treatment Outcome
- From:Korean Journal of Radiology 2008;9(5):396-400
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this retrospective study was to report the outcome of the endovascular treatment of eight patients with eight saccular posterior inferior cerebellar artery (PICA) aneurysms. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Over the last seven years (1999-2006), eight consecutive patients with saccular PICA aneurysms were treated by endovascular methods. Five of the aneurysms were presented with subarachnoid hemorrhaging, whereas three were discovered incidentally. Four of the aneurysms (3 ruptured and 1 incidental) were treated by intrasaccular coiling, whereas the remaining four (1 ruptured and 3 incidental) were treated by vertebral artery (VA) occlusion. RESULTS: Of the four aneurysms treated by intrasaccular coiling, three were completely packed with coils and one was partially packed. In three of four patients who underwent vertebral artery occlusions, follow-up digital subtraction angiographies demonstrated thrombosed aneurysms and PICA. No procedure-related morbidity occurred and no re-bleed was encountered during a follow-up examination (mean; 31 months). CONCLUSION: As a result of this study, we found that the endovascular management of saccular PICA aneurysms should be considered as safe and effective.
