Vascular reconstruction of a fusiform basilar aneurysm with the Silk embolization system

J M Pumar; R Garcia-Dorrego; A Nieto; F Vazquez-Herrero; M Blanco-Ulla; A Vazquez-Martin

doi:10.1136/jnis.2010.002725

Vascular reconstruction of a fusiform basilar aneurysm with the Silk embolization system

J Neurointerv Surg. 2010 Sep;2(3):242-4. doi: 10.1136/jnis.2010.002725. Epub 2010 Jun 25.

Authors

J M Pumar¹, R Garcia-Dorrego, A Nieto, F Vazquez-Herrero, M Blanco-Ulla, A Vazquez-Martin

Affiliation

¹ Department of Neuroradiology, Hospital Clinico Universitario, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, Travesia de la Choupana s/n, Santiago de Compostela, Spain. josemanuel.pumar@usc.es

PMID: 21990634
DOI: 10.1136/jnis.2010.002725

Abstract

We present the case of a 47-year-old man with a fusiform aneurysm of the basilar cerebral artery, who was successfully treated with the placement of a novel flow diverter system (Silk stent).

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Angiography, Digital Subtraction
Basilar Artery / diagnostic imaging
Embolization, Therapeutic / instrumentation*
Embolization, Therapeutic / methods
Humans
Intracranial Aneurysm / diagnostic imaging
Intracranial Aneurysm / therapy*
Male
Middle Aged
Stents*
Treatment Outcome