Stent-within-a-Stent Technique for the Treatment of Dissecting Vertebral Artery Aneurysms

Subarachnoid hemorrhage from dissecting vertebral artery aneurysms is a well-known phenomenon. With the advent of navigable intracranial stents, these aneurysms are now amenable to endovascular stent placement. However, immediate aneurysm obliteration is often not accomplished, and current covered s...

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Published in:American journal of neuroradiology : AJNR 2003-10, Vol.24 (9), p.1814-1818
Main Authors: Mehta, Bharat, Burke, Tom, Kole, Max, Bydon, Ali, Seyfried, Donald, Malik, Ghaus
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Angioplasty - methods
Biological and medical sciences
Female
Humans
Interventional
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Neurology
Radiography
Stents
Vascular diseases and vascular malformations of the nervous system
Vertebral Artery - diagnostic imaging
Vertebral Artery Dissection - diagnostic imaging
Vertebral Artery Dissection - surgery
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Summary:Subarachnoid hemorrhage from dissecting vertebral artery aneurysms is a well-known phenomenon. With the advent of navigable intracranial stents, these aneurysms are now amenable to endovascular stent placement. However, immediate aneurysm obliteration is often not accomplished, and current covered stents have poor short-term patency rates. We report a series of three patients with intradural dissecting vertebral artery aneurysms treated with a novel endovascular stent-within-a-stent construct using currently available stent technology.
ISSN:0195-6108
1936-959X