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Treatment of Spontaneous Dissecting Aneurysm in Extracranial Vertebral Artery with Covered Stent
Ning Xu1, Kun Zhang2, Hao Meng1
1Department of Neurosurgery, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China.
Objective:
To treat a 13-year-old boy with a spontaneous vertebrobasilar artery dissecting aneurysm in the extracranial artery, which was only 1 mm away from the initial segment of subclavian artery.
Methods:
A covered stent was inserted to block the artery of the vertebrobasilar artery dissecting aneurysm.
Results:
The vertebrobasilar artery dissecting aneurysm was successfully treated without complications.
Conclusions:
The procedure is a fast, reliable, effective, and economical technique, particularly suitable for surgeries in settings with limited resources.
