Treatment of an Unruptured Fusiform Aneurysm of the Internal Carotid Artery Associated With Wegener's Granulomatosis by Endovascular Balloon Occlusion: Case Report

A 22-year-old woman developed an unruptured fusiform aneurysm of the internal carotid artery 7 months after being diagnosed with Wagener's granulomatosis. Intracranial aneurysmal formation is an extremely rare complication of Wegener's granulomatosis. This rare case of intracranial aneurys...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Neurologia medico-chirurgica 2012, Vol.52(4), pp.216-218
Hauptverfasser:	ONODERA, Hidetaka, HIRAMOTO, Jun, MORISHIMA, Hiroyuki, TANAKA, Yuichiro, HASHIMOTO, Takuo
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Balloon Occlusion - instrumentation Balloon Occlusion - methods carotid artery dilation Carotid Artery, Internal - diagnostic imaging Carotid Artery, Internal - pathology Carotid Artery, Internal - physiopathology Carotid Artery, Internal, Dissection - etiology Carotid Artery, Internal, Dissection - pathology Carotid Artery, Internal, Dissection - therapy endovascular balloon occlusion Endovascular Procedures - instrumentation Endovascular Procedures - methods Female Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis - complications Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis - drug therapy Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis - pathology Humans Intracranial Aneurysm - etiology Intracranial Aneurysm - pathology Intracranial Aneurysm - therapy intracranial fusiform aneurysm Radiography Wegener's granulomatosis Young Adult
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Zusammenfassung:	A 22-year-old woman developed an unruptured fusiform aneurysm of the internal carotid artery 7 months after being diagnosed with Wagener's granulomatosis. Intracranial aneurysmal formation is an extremely rare complication of Wegener's granulomatosis. This rare case of intracranial aneurysm was treated by endovascular balloon occlusion.
ISSN:	0470-8105 1349-8029
DOI:	10.2176/nmc.52.216