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CC BY 4.0 · Indian Journal of Neurosurgery 2024; 13(02): 150-155
DOI: 10.1055/s-0043-1776020
Case Report

Failure of Reconstructive Technique to Repair a Giant Intracranial Fusiform Aneurysm of the Basilar Artery: Case Report and Literature Review in the Pediatric Population

Frank G. Solis 
1   Neurological Surgery and Endovascular Neurosurgery, Instituto de Salud del Niño, San Borja, Lima, Peru
,
Mauro Toledo 
1   Neurological Surgery and Endovascular Neurosurgery, Instituto de Salud del Niño, San Borja, Lima, Peru
,
Rosa L. Ecos 
2   Department of Vascular Neurology, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Neurológicas, Lima, Peru
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Abstract

Treatment of giant basilar aneurysm presents a major treatment challenge, especially in the pediatric population. Morbidity and mortality approach 80 and 30%, respectively. Both reconstructive and deconstructive techniques are associated with high rates of complete occlusion and good neurological outcomes. We report a 14-year-old male with a giant basilar trunk aneurysm treated with an endovascular approach. Clinical symptoms began following an ischemic stroke 2 weeks prior to admission. Endovascular treatment was performed through a reconstructive technique by single flow diverter device (FDD) in the basilar artery; however, this technique failed. At 1-year follow-up, without additional endovascular treatment, the mid-basilar artery and aneurysm were occluded, with vertebrobasilar flow maintained through collaterals from the right posterior communicating artery. We present a challenging management of giant basilar aneurysm in a pediatric patient experiencing a failure of FDD deployment; however, we highlight the importance of collateral flow development in progressive occlusions.

Keywords

endovascular approach - flow diverter device - giant basilar aneurysm

Authors' Contribution

F.S. and M.T. contributed to data collection, conceptualization, and manuscript drafting. RE helped in conceptualization, manuscript drafting, image preparation, and technical and manuscript review.




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17 October 2023

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