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American Journal of Neuroradiology 25:608-610, April 2004
© 2004 American Society of Neuroradiology

Technical Note
INTERVENTIONAL

Stent-Graft Placement for Wide-Neck Aneurysm of the Vertebrobasilar Junction

Michael A. Burbelko^a,d, Lyudmyla A. Dzyak^b,d, Nykolay A. Zorin^b,d, Sergey P. Grigoruk^c,d and Volodymyr A. Golyk^b,d

^a Giessen, Germany
^b Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, State Medical Academy, Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine
^c Department of Angioneurosurgery, Regional Hospital (S.P.G.), Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine
^d Institute of Radiology, clinik offenbach, Starkenburgring 66, 63069, Offenbach, Germany

Address reprint requests to Michael A. Burbelko, Buddestr. 4, 35392 Giessen, Germany

Summary: We present a case in which a stent-graft was used to treat an aneurysm of the vertebrobasilar junction. According to our literature search, this is one of the first cases involving the intracranial placement of a stent-graft and the first case in which an aneurysm of the vertebrobasilar junction was treated in this manner. A stent-graft can be useful device for the neuroendovascular treatment of aneurysms in select patients.