Endovascular treatment of a giant intracranial aneurysm with a stent-graft

J Vasc Interv Radiol. 2004 Oct;15(10):1145-9. doi: 10.1097/01.RVI.0000133224.31537.B7.

Abstract

This report describes a giant intracavernous carotid aneurysm successfully treated by the placement of a single covered stent. A 40-year-old woman was admitted with a progressive diplopia in relation with palsy of the IV and VI cranial nerves. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed an intracavernous giant aneurysm located at the bifurcation between the origin of a trigeminal artery and the intracavernous portion of the right internal carotid artery. A covered stent was successfully placed, and complete exclusion of the aneurysm was confirmed at 11-month follow-up angiography. The use of covered stents in intracranial vascular structures can now be a feasible way of treating selected cases of wide-necked intracranial aneurysms.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Carotid Artery Diseases / diagnostic imaging
  • Carotid Artery Diseases / therapy
  • Cavernous Sinus / pathology
  • Cerebral Angiography*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Intracranial Aneurysm / diagnostic imaging
  • Intracranial Aneurysm / therapy*
  • Magnetic Resonance Angiography*
  • Stents*