A Ruptured Basilar Tip Aneurysm Showing Repeated Perianeurysmal Edema after Endovascular Coil Embolization: Case Report

Neurol Med Chir (Tokyo). 2015;55(6):519-23. doi: 10.2176/nmc.cr.2013-0217. Epub 2013 Dec 27.

Abstract

The authors present an extremely rare case of a 48-year-old female who developed repeated perianeurysmal edema at 2, 9, and 16 weeks after endovascular coil embolization for the ruptured intracranial aneurysm. Interestingly, the mechanism for this edema could be different at each time point in this case; acute thrombosis formation, chemical inflammation, and aneurysm recanalization. We have to be aware of this potential complication in the long term after endovascular coil embolization for the intracranial aneurysm, especially with large size or buried into the brain parenchyma. The clinical implications of this case are discussed with a review of the literature.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Aneurysm, Ruptured / diagnostic imaging*
  • Aneurysm, Ruptured / etiology
  • Aneurysm, Ruptured / surgery
  • Edema / diagnostic imaging*
  • Edema / etiology
  • Edema / therapy
  • Embolization, Therapeutic / adverse effects*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Intracranial Aneurysm / diagnostic imaging*
  • Intracranial Aneurysm / etiology
  • Intracranial Aneurysm / surgery
  • Middle Aged
  • Recurrence
  • Rupture, Spontaneous