Combined Endovascular/Neurosurgical Therapy of Blister-Like Distal Internal Carotid Aneurysms
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- 1 February 2003
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences
- Vol. 30 (1) , 49-53
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0317167100002432
Abstract
To describe a novel therapeutic strategy for the treatment of “blister-like” aneurysms of the distal internal carotid artery (ICA). Direct surgical treatments of these fragile lesions have been associated with generally poor outcomes. Two consecutive patients presenting with acute subarachnoid hemorrhage from “blister-like” aneurysms were treated with preliminary balloon occlusion of the ICA, followed by surgical trapping of the ICA beyond the aneurysm. The treatment resulted in complete thrombosis of both aneurysms with no clinical complications. This combined endovascular-neurosurgical approach offers a controlled, safer alternative to primary surgical therapy of “blister-like” aneurysms. Décrire une stratégie thérapeutique nouvelle pour le traitement des anévrismes sacciformes de la carotide interne distale (CID). Le traitement chirurgical direct de ces lésions fragiles a été associé à des résultats généralement défavorables. Deux patients consécutifs présentant une hémorragie sous-arachnoïdienne aiguë provenant d’anévrismes sacciformes ont été traités par occlusion préliminaire par ballon de la CID, suivie d’un piégeage de la CID au-delà de l’anévrisme. Le traitement a provoqué la thrombose complète des deux anévrismes sans complication clinique. Cette approche endovasculaire et neurochirurgicale combine offre une alternative contrôlée, plus sûre que le traitement chirurgical primaire, des anévrismes sacciformes.Keywords
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