Y-configured double stent-assisted coil embolization with double microcatheter technique for complex basilar bifurcation aneurysm.

We report a case treated with Y-configured double stent-assisted coil embolization with a double microcatheter technique for complex basilar bifurcation aneurysm. A 78-year-old woman presented with a subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) of poor grade. CT-angiography showed a wide neck and shallow aneurysm of complex basilar bifurcation involving both posterior cerebral arteries (PCAs) and superior cerebellar arteries (SCAs). In the chronic stage of SAH, Y-configured double stent-assisted coil embolization with a double microcatheter technique was performed. After Y-stent (two Enterprise) deployment from both the PCAs to the basilar artery, coil embolization of a basilar bifurcation aneurysm was performed using a double microcatheter technique to preserve both SCAs. PMID: 23077865 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Source: Hiroshima Journal of Medical Sciences - Category: Journals (General) Tags: Hiroshima J Med Sci Source Type: research