Embolization of a ruptured lenticulostriate artery aneurysm

Y-H Tsai; T-C Wang; H-H Weng; H-F Wong

doi:10.1016/j.neurad.2010.12.004

Embolization of a ruptured lenticulostriate artery aneurysm

J Neuroradiol. 2011 Oct;38(4):242-5. doi: 10.1016/j.neurad.2010.12.004. Epub 2011 Jan 22.

Authors

Y-H Tsai¹, T-C Wang, H-H Weng, H-F Wong

Affiliation

¹ Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, College of Medicine and School of Medical Technology, Chang-Gung University, Chiayi, Taiwan.

PMID: 21257203
DOI: 10.1016/j.neurad.2010.12.004

Abstract

Aneurysms arising from the lenticulostriate artery (LSA) are rare. So far, only 23 cases have been reported in the literature (Ahn et al. 2007 [1], Gandhi et al. 2008 [2], Harreld et al. 2010 [3]). Early detection and treatment of these aneurysms is difficult because of their small size, deep location and complex surrounding vasculature. The majority of reported cases were treated surgically, and only two were treated with endovascular embolization (Harreld et al. 2010 [3], Larrazabal et al. 2001 [4]). We present here a case of an LSA aneurysm that was successfully embolized with n-butyl cyanoacrylate (n-BCA) with no recurrence after 1 year of follow-up.

Publication types

Case Reports
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Aneurysm, Ruptured / therapy*
Basal Ganglia Cerebrovascular Disease / therapy*
Embolization, Therapeutic / methods*
Enbucrilate / therapeutic use*
Female
Humans
Intracranial Aneurysm / therapy*
Middle Aged
Treatment Outcome

Substances

Enbucrilate