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Keywords:
Interventional vascular, Neuroradiology brain, Catheter arteriography, MR-Angiography, MR, Catheters, Aneurysms
Authors:
M. Zaitoun; Zagazig/EG
DOI:
10.1594/ecr2016/C-2019
Aims and objectives
Distal basilar artery aneurysms are the aneurysms of the basilar artery tip,
junction of the basilar artery with the posterior cerebral artery (PCA) and junction of the basilar artery with the superior cerebellar artery (SCA).
Basilar tip aneurysms represents 5% of all intracranial aneurysms and 50% of the posterior circulation aneurysms {1},
superior cerebellar artery aneurysms represent < 2% of all intracranial aneurysms {2} and posterior cerebral artery aneurysms are very rare,
representing < 1% of all intracranial aneurysms {3}.
Clipping of posterior circulation aneurysms is technically challenging and associated with high morbidity and mortality {4}.
Coiling on the other hand,
due to its safety and efficacy in the treatment of posterior circulation aneurysms has become the treatment of choice.
{5}.
We aim to show our experience using simple coiling and multiple microcatheters technique and compare our results with other techniques in the literature in the endovascular treatment of distal basilar artery aneurysms.