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Kenichi Kono1, Aki Shintani, Yuko Tanaka
1Department of Neurosurgery, Wakayama Rosai Hospital, Wakayama, Japan. vyr01450@gmail.com
Abstract:
Stent-assisted coil embolization has been recently accepted as a treatment option for wide-neck or complex cerebral aneurysms. Delayed in-stent occlusion is described due to stent-related changes in vascular geometry. A 66-year-old man underwent stent-assisted coil embolization for an unruptured aneurysm of the vertebral artery. The treatment was successfully performed using the Enterprise stent. Follow-up angiography at 6 months showed asymptomatic in-stent occlusion. Three-dimensional analysis of the vascular geometry revealed that the left vertebral artery was straightened by 40° due to the stent placement. Such straightening of the vessel presumably caused kinking and occlusion of the vessel. Stent-related changes in vascular geometry may cause kinking of a vessel and result in occlusion after the treatment of cerebral aneurysms. Pre-treatment strategy may avoid this risk.
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