Treatment of a Ruptured Basilar Artery Perforator Aneurysm in the Subacute Phase Using Overlapping LVIS Blue Stents: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
Toru Nakai, Tomonori Ichikawa, Masashi Fujimoto, Hiroshi Tanemura, Tomoki Ishigaki, Naoki Toma, Fumitaka Miya · 2026
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Description
Toru Nakai and co-authors present a 2026 case report, with a literature review, on treating a ruptured aneurysm of a tiny perforating branch of the basilar artery. These aneurysms cause bleeding around the brainstem and are notoriously hard to even see on first scans.
Their patient, a 75-year-old woman, showed no clear aneurysm on day one; repeat angiography on day four revealed a small saccular bulge that later grew. On day sixteen the team threaded in two overlapping LVIS Blue stents to divert flow while keeping the perforator open. She recovered without symptoms, and imaging at one month showed the aneurysm completely closed. The authors argue the overlapping stent approach suits aneurysms arising from the basilar trunk.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Toru Nakai, Tomonori Ichikawa, Masashi Fujimoto, Hiroshi Tanemura, Tomoki Ishigaki, Naoki Toma, Fumitaka Miya |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 23 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |