Recurrence after coiling of an emergency treatment of an aneurysm of the left MCA bifurcation. What precautions should be taken before considering treating it with a flow diverter?

Saleh LAMIN, Thomas LIEBIG, Uday LIMAYE, Jacques MORET, Adnan SIDDIQUI, Laurent SPELLE

Recorded Case from Bicêtre Hospital

A middle-aged male patient presented to the ER with brutal headaches, revealing a large left MCA aneurysm treated with coils. An aneurysm recurrence was present at the 6-months follow-up. This recorded case presented the importance of balloon testing before flow-diverter stenting in the MCA bifurcation.