Rapidly growing PCOM-Aneurysm treated with the Contour Neurovascular System™

CASE PRESENTATION

• 51-year-old female experienced Cephalea and right III nerve palsy, admitted to our hospital in the course of development of ophthalmoplegia of the right eye
• Incidental finding: Aneurysm  of the PCOM section of the right ICA with a size of 5 mm - confirmed by diagnostic angiography
• 5 days later, at the time of the scheduled therapy, the aneurysm was clearly progressing in size, with a small daughter aneurysm (including daughter aneurysm the max length had grown to 8mm)
• Clinically with persistent double vision with internal and external oculomotor paresis of the right eye, despite treatment with cortisone

CONTOUR EMBOLIZATION

• Chaperon 6F
• Headway 27 Micro-catheter
• Asahi 0.014 Micro-wire
• Contour System 7 mm

RESULT

• clinical improvement during 2 weeks post embolization
• Complete aneurysm occlusion at 6 month follow up and remaining stable at 1 year

 

 

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