A novel endovascular treatment of a wide-necked basilar apex aneurysm by using a Y-configuration, double-stent technique

AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2004 Mar;25(3):509-12.

Abstract

Wide-necked bifurcation aneurysms remain a formidable challenge to the neuroendovascular surgeon. A 36-year-old woman with a wide-necked basilar bifurcation aneurysm was unsuccessfully treated by endovascular methods, despite the use of the balloon-remodeling technique. Successful coiling was ultimately achieved by use of a Y-configuration double stent-assisted technique. This novel method of using self-expanding stents may represent a significant advance in the management of basilar apex and other bifurcation aneurysms.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Basilar Artery / diagnostic imaging
  • Cerebral Angiography*
  • Embolization, Therapeutic / instrumentation*
  • Equipment Design
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Image Processing, Computer-Assisted*
  • Imaging, Three-Dimensional*
  • Intracranial Aneurysm / diagnostic imaging
  • Intracranial Aneurysm / therapy*
  • Retreatment
  • Stents*
  • Treatment Failure