Endovascular treatment for distal cerebellar artery aneurysms
Kadeer?kaheerman
Axier?Aximujiang
Suerdanniya?Tewuerbati
Cheng Xiaojiang
Aisha?Maimaitili
Abstract：Objective To summarize the clinical and imaging characteristics of distal cerebellar artery aneurysms, and explore the safety and effectiveness of endovascular treatment. Methods Clinical data of 8 patients with distal cerebellar artery aneurysm (CAA) were analyzed retrospectively, including 2 superior CAAs, 3 anterior inferior CAAs and 3 posterior inferior CAAs, and 4 patients with cerebellar arteriovenous malformation (AVM). Coil embolization alone for aneurysms was performed in 3 patients, and the aneurysms and parent arteries were occluded simultaneously in 5. Three patients with AVM were treated with Biogel and 1 patient with Gamma knife. Results Complete embolization was achieved in all of the aneurysms, and postoperative cerebellar infarction occurred in 2 patients. Modified Rankin scores at discharge were 0 in 2 patients, 1 in 5 and 2 in 1 patient. During a follow-up period of 2 to 40 months, all the patients had no rebleeding and recurrence, and no patient died. Conclusion Endovascular treatment is feasible and safe for distal CAAs, and can effectively prevent the rebleeding in short and medium term, however, regular angiographic follow-up is necessary to prevent recurrence.
Keywords：intracranial aneurysmintracranial arteriovenous malformationsembolizationtherapeuticcerebellum
Publication Date：2016-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：3( 533-535 )