Successful management of bilateral internal carotid artery fusiform giant aneurysms in a patient with intimal fibroplasia using multiple flow diverters: With long-term imaging follow up

Interv Neuroradiol. 2022 Oct;28(5):508-514. doi: 10.1177/15910199211049129. Epub 2021 Oct 14.

Abstract

The authors report a rare case of sequentially developed bilateral internal carotid artery (ICA) fusiform giant aneurysms in a patient with pathologically confirmed intimal fibroplasia. Both ICA fusiform aneurysms were treated with multiple flow diverter insertion and were well-managed over the past 5.5 years of follow-up. The development of aneurysms in this rare disease entity appears to be a lifelong process based on the authors' observations in serial angiographic follow-up studies. Reconstruction therapy using flow-diverting stents in this unique condition may be a safe and effective treatment modality.

Keywords: endovascular procedure; fibromuscular dysplasia; flow diverter; fusiform aneurysm.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Carotid Artery Diseases* / diagnostic imaging
  • Carotid Artery Diseases* / surgery
  • Carotid Artery, Internal / diagnostic imaging
  • Carotid Artery, Internal / surgery
  • Endovascular Procedures* / methods
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Intracranial Aneurysm* / diagnostic imaging
  • Intracranial Aneurysm* / surgery
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Stents
  • Treatment Outcome