Endovascular management of a basilar artery false aneurysm secondary to endoscopic third ventriculostomy: Case report

Michael Horowitz, A. Leland Albright, Charles Jungreis, Elad I. Levy, Kevin Stevenson, Leslie N. Sutton, Robert H. Rosenwasser, Alan R. Cohen, Demetrius K. Lopes, L. Nelson Hopkins

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Abstract

OBJECTIVE AND IMPORTANCE: Third ventriculostomy for the management of noncommunicating hydrocephalus is a commonly performed procedure with a 5% complication rate. One of the known complications is basilar artery injury. CLINICAL PRESENTATION: We report a case of basilar artery injury, intraventricular hemorrhage, and false aneurysm formation in a 30-month-old boy after third ventricle floor fenestration. INTERVENTION: The false aneurysm was managed with endovascular trapping by use of Guglielmi detachable coils without morbidity. CONCLUSION: Endovascular therapy can be used successfully to manage vascular injury after third ventriculostomy.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1461-1465
Number of pages5
JournalNeurosurgery
Volume49
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - 2001
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Basilar artery
  • Endovascular
  • Guglielmi detachable coils
  • Hemorrhage
  • Third ventriculostomy

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Surgery
  • Clinical Neurology

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