Stent-assisted coil embolization for a pediatric distal posterior cerebral artery aneurysm: A case report and review

Pediatric intracranial aneurysms (PIAs) are uncommon and account for less than 5% of all cerebral aneurysms, and 3.1% of PIAs are located in the posterior cerebral artery (PCA). To the best of our knowledge, only a few cases of pediatric PCA unruptured aneurysms have been reported to date. The autho...

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Main Authors: Shinya Miyamoto, Ryosuke Yoshioka, Keisuke Yamada, Hajime Nishido, Ririko Takeda, Yasushi Ino, Katsumi Hoya
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Published: Elsevier 2022-09-01
Series:Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214751922000469
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author Shinya Miyamoto
Ryosuke Yoshioka
Keisuke Yamada
Hajime Nishido
Ririko Takeda
Yasushi Ino
Katsumi Hoya
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Ryosuke Yoshioka
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Yasushi Ino
Katsumi Hoya
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description Pediatric intracranial aneurysms (PIAs) are uncommon and account for less than 5% of all cerebral aneurysms, and 3.1% of PIAs are located in the posterior cerebral artery (PCA). To the best of our knowledge, only a few cases of pediatric PCA unruptured aneurysms have been reported to date. The authors herein report our recent experience of treating a pediatric symptomatic distal PCA unruptured aneurysm by the stent-assisted coiling.A 12-year-old boy presented to a neurosurgery clinic with the recurrent headaches but showed no neurologic deficits. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed a large left distal PCA unruptured aneurysm. Although he had a trauma history of two-time head impacts at 4 and 7 years of age, the etiology of the aneurysm was not clear. Since the patient had no neurologic deficits and did not want to take surgery, he had been followed-up on an outpatient basis first. However, as the aneurysm showed enlargement at 16 months, the patient and his parents decided to take an endovascular surgery.Dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) was initiated a week before the surgery. A stent-assisted coil embolization of the aneurysm was successfully performed under general anesthesia. The patient had persistent headaches but was discharged home without any neurologic deficits.The patient has been followed up for 19 months after the surgery, but neither complications nor aneurysm recanalization has been presented. Endovascular intervention could be the mainstay of treatment for the pediatric aneurysm that shows interval growth.
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spelling doaj.art-dac23bd05000461ca1ea5c6878b524a62022-12-22T02:37:25ZengElsevierInterdisciplinary Neurosurgery2214-75192022-09-0129101532Stent-assisted coil embolization for a pediatric distal posterior cerebral artery aneurysm: A case report and reviewShinya Miyamoto0Ryosuke Yoshioka1Keisuke Yamada2Hajime Nishido3Ririko Takeda4Yasushi Ino5Katsumi Hoya6Corresponding author at: Department of Neurosurgery, Teikyo University Chiba Medical Center 3426-3, Anesaki, Ichihara-shi, Chiba 299-0111, Japan.; Department of Neurosurgery, Teikyo University Chiba Medical Center, Ichihara City, Chiba, JapanDepartment of Neurosurgery, Teikyo University Chiba Medical Center, Ichihara City, Chiba, JapanDepartment of Neurosurgery, Teikyo University Chiba Medical Center, Ichihara City, Chiba, JapanDepartment of Neurosurgery, Teikyo University Chiba Medical Center, Ichihara City, Chiba, JapanDepartment of Neurosurgery, Teikyo University Chiba Medical Center, Ichihara City, Chiba, JapanDepartment of Neurosurgery, Teikyo University Chiba Medical Center, Ichihara City, Chiba, JapanDepartment of Neurosurgery, Teikyo University Chiba Medical Center, Ichihara City, Chiba, JapanPediatric intracranial aneurysms (PIAs) are uncommon and account for less than 5% of all cerebral aneurysms, and 3.1% of PIAs are located in the posterior cerebral artery (PCA). To the best of our knowledge, only a few cases of pediatric PCA unruptured aneurysms have been reported to date. The authors herein report our recent experience of treating a pediatric symptomatic distal PCA unruptured aneurysm by the stent-assisted coiling.A 12-year-old boy presented to a neurosurgery clinic with the recurrent headaches but showed no neurologic deficits. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed a large left distal PCA unruptured aneurysm. Although he had a trauma history of two-time head impacts at 4 and 7 years of age, the etiology of the aneurysm was not clear. Since the patient had no neurologic deficits and did not want to take surgery, he had been followed-up on an outpatient basis first. However, as the aneurysm showed enlargement at 16 months, the patient and his parents decided to take an endovascular surgery.Dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) was initiated a week before the surgery. A stent-assisted coil embolization of the aneurysm was successfully performed under general anesthesia. The patient had persistent headaches but was discharged home without any neurologic deficits.The patient has been followed up for 19 months after the surgery, but neither complications nor aneurysm recanalization has been presented. Endovascular intervention could be the mainstay of treatment for the pediatric aneurysm that shows interval growth.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214751922000469Pediatric intracranial aneurysmPosterior cerebral arteryStent-assisted coiling
spellingShingle Shinya Miyamoto
Ryosuke Yoshioka
Keisuke Yamada
Hajime Nishido
Ririko Takeda
Yasushi Ino
Katsumi Hoya
Stent-assisted coil embolization for a pediatric distal posterior cerebral artery aneurysm: A case report and review
Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery
Pediatric intracranial aneurysm
Posterior cerebral artery
Stent-assisted coiling
title Stent-assisted coil embolization for a pediatric distal posterior cerebral artery aneurysm: A case report and review
title_full Stent-assisted coil embolization for a pediatric distal posterior cerebral artery aneurysm: A case report and review
title_fullStr Stent-assisted coil embolization for a pediatric distal posterior cerebral artery aneurysm: A case report and review
title_full_unstemmed Stent-assisted coil embolization for a pediatric distal posterior cerebral artery aneurysm: A case report and review
title_short Stent-assisted coil embolization for a pediatric distal posterior cerebral artery aneurysm: A case report and review
title_sort stent assisted coil embolization for a pediatric distal posterior cerebral artery aneurysm a case report and review
topic Pediatric intracranial aneurysm
Posterior cerebral artery
Stent-assisted coiling
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214751922000469
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