Stent-Assisted Coil Embolization for Acute Ruptured Dissecting Aneurysm at the P2 Segment of the Posterior Cerebral Artery: A Case Report.

OBJECTIVE

We report a case of ruptured posterior cerebral artery (PCA) dissecting aneurysm treated with stent-assisted coil embolization in the acute phase of ruptured aneurysm.

CASE PRESENTATION: A 60-year-old woman presented with sudden onset of severe headache followed by unconsciousness. CT showed severe subarachnoid hemorrhage. Digital subtraction angiography showed a dissecting aneurysm at the P2 segment of the right PCA. Stent-assisted coil embolization was performed for the ruptured dissecting aneurysm. Since thrombus was observed in the stent, ozagrel was administered intravenously, and the thrombus gradually disappeared during the follow-up period. She was discharged without neurological deficit.

CONCLUSION

Parent artery occlusion is widely performed for acute ruptured PCA dissecting aneurysm, but reconstruction with stent-assisted coiling is considered to be an effective therapeutic strategy.