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Mid basilar aneurysm treatment with unexpected evolution

Last update on May 17, 2018

Discover this case from Vladimir Kalousek: a male patient presented with sidewall basilar trunk aneurysm and was discharged home after treatment, without any clinical symptoms.
However, a few months later, he is admitted to emergency due to massive headeaches...

PART 1
  • Male patient, previous neurosurgery and irradiation due to craniofaringioma pituitary region, was admitted for TIA.
  • Sidewall basilar trunk aneurysm was found.
  • It was decided to do INR procedure, with leo baby stent and barricade coils.
Sidewall basilar trunk aneurysm

 

  • CTA and MRI of pitiuary region.
CTA and MRI of pitituary region
CTA and MRI of pitituary region

 

  • Overcurved Echelon 10 was jailed, and SAC was coiled.
Overcurved Echelon 10 was jailed
SAC was coiled

 

  • Final control after treatment.
Final control
Final control

 

  • After the procedure, patient was dicharged home, without any clinical symptoms.
  • Few months later, he was admitted to emergency and neuro department due to massive headaches.

 

  • Axial CT:
Axial CT
Axial CT
Axial CT

 

  • Axial CT with contrast:
Axial CT with contrast
Axial CT with contrast
Axial CT with contrast

 

  • Right ICA DSA.
Right ICA DSA
Right ICA DSA

 

  • NO SAH was found but hyperdense forming and dilatation at right cavernous segment of ACI was noted. Not seen in initial studies.

 

What is the diagnosis / cause? How would you treat?

PART 2

How did I treat:

 

  • It was deciced to do emergency coiling , and in the second stage placing of flow diverter
emergency coiling
emergency coiling
emergency coiling

 

Flow diverter
Flow diverter
Flow diverter

 

He was placed on the double antiagregation therapy , symptoms mainly headache vanished , and MR control and DSA was performed

Flow diverter
Flow diverter

 

  • He was placed on the double antiagregation therapy, symptoms mainly headache vanished, and MR control and DSA was performed 
MR control
MR control

 

DSA
DSA

 

  • Massive reccurency of aneurysm, placement of flow diverter was performed, DERIVO 6x15mm.
Flow diverter
Flow diverter

 

Flow diverter

 

  • Contrast stagnation was noticed in venous phase
  • Control MR was performed 2 months after showed thrombosis on T2 images, and reduction in size of aneurysm.
Control MR
Control MR

 

Control MR
Control MR

 

  • Deviation of right bulbus to the right due to neurosurgery procedure
  • Planned DSA on 3m FUP
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