Very late in-stent thrombosis 9 years after double stent treatment of fusiform basilar artery aneurysm

Interv Neuroradiol. 2015 Jun;21(3):329-31. doi: 10.1177/1591019915581787. Epub 2015 May 11.

Abstract

Endovascular treatment seems to be the best approach to posterior circulation fusiform aneurysms. Double stent techniques are frequently used to occlude basilar artery dilations. Unfortunately, there is a limited number of studies that have followed up with patients over prolonged periods of time in order to evaluate delayed complications, such as stenosis, thrombosis or migration of stents. We present an unusual case of in-stent thrombosis 9 years after basilar artery aneurysm treatment to caution about complications associated with double stent implantation.

Keywords: Intracranial aneurysm; basilar artery; stents; thrombosis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Angiography, Digital Subtraction
  • Antihypertensive Agents / therapeutic use
  • Basilar Artery* / diagnostic imaging
  • Cerebral Angiography
  • Endovascular Procedures / methods*
  • Humans
  • Intracranial Aneurysm / diagnostic imaging
  • Intracranial Aneurysm / therapy*
  • Intracranial Thrombosis / diagnostic imaging*
  • Intracranial Thrombosis / therapy*
  • Male
  • Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors / therapeutic use
  • Radiography, Interventional
  • Stents*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Substances

  • Antihypertensive Agents
  • Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors