Stent Assisted Coil Embolization of Unruptured Aneurysm Associated with Basilar Artery Fenestration: A Case Report.
- Author:
Yong Cheol LIM
1
;
Yong Sam SHIN
;
Sun Yong KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Neurosurgery, School of Medicine, Ajou University, Korea. nsshin@ajou.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Aneurysm;
Basilar artery;
Fenestration;
Endovascular therapy
- MeSH:
Aneurysm*;
Angiography;
Aspirin;
Basilar Artery*;
Embolization, Therapeutic*;
Headache;
Humans;
Middle Aged;
Stents*
- From:Neurointervention
2006;1(1):54-57
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
We report a case of unruptured aneurysm associated with basilar fenestration treated with coil-assisted coil embolization. A 46-year-old man had suffered from intermittent, progressive occipital headache for 2 months. Magnetic resonance (MR) angiography showed a large aneurysm at the proximal basilar artery. Both three-dimensional CT angiography and angiography demonstrated a saccular, 20x15-mm aneurysm arising at the proximal end of associated fenestration at the basilar artery. The aneurysm was successfully occluded with stent-assisted coil embolization. The patient was discharged home after 1 week and received 75 mg clopidogrel once daily for 4 weeks and 100 mg aspirin once daily for life.
