Endovascular treatment of a ruptured giant serpentine aneurysm of the superior cerebellar artery in a patient with a Chiari II malformation.

نویسندگان

  • Jason Zicherman
  • Sudipta Roychowdhury
  • James K Demarco
  • Scott Shepard
  • Steven Schonfeld
  • Irwin Keller
  • Scott Schlesinger
چکیده

We present a case of a ruptured giant serpentine aneurysm (GSA) of the superior cerebellar artery in a patient with a Chiari II malformation. The fusiform aneurysm was successfully treated with endovascular parent artery occlusion of the GSA by using detachable coils.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology

دوره 25 6  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2004