Flow Diverter Treatment of Ruptured Basilar Artery Perforator Aneurysms : A Multicenter Experience.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Ruptured basilar artery perforator aneurysms (BAPAs) represent a very rare cause of subarachnoid hemorrhage and an under-reported subtype of cerebral aneurysm. There is no consensus for the optimal treatment strategy (conservative vs. surgical vs. various endovascular approaches). We aim to present a multicenter experience of BAPA treatment using flow-diverter (FD) stents.

Methods

At five tertiary neurovascular centers, all cases of ruptured BAPAs treated by FD were retrospectively collected. Baseline imaging and clinical characteristics, complications, as well as early and long-term angiographic and clinical outcome (mRS) were analyzed.

Results

Eighteen patients (mean age, 57 years; SD, ±10.7 years) with acute SAH related to a BAPA were treated using 18 FD st

SUBMITTER: Elsheikh S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9424161 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature