Case Report: Persistent Primitive Hypoglossal Artery Accompanied by a Basilar Bifurcation Aneurysm Treated by Y-Stent-Assisted Coil Embolization

Longhui Zhang; Xiheng Chen; Luqiong Jia; Linggen Dong; Jiejun Wang; Peng Liu; Ming Lv

doi:10.3389/fneur.2021.621610

Case Report: Persistent Primitive Hypoglossal Artery Accompanied by a Basilar Bifurcation Aneurysm Treated by Y-Stent-Assisted Coil Embolization

Front Neurol. 2021 Mar 3:12:621610. doi: 10.3389/fneur.2021.621610. eCollection 2021.

Authors

Longhui Zhang¹, Xiheng Chen¹, Luqiong Jia¹, Linggen Dong¹, Jiejun Wang¹, Peng Liu¹, Ming Lv¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Interventional Neuroradiology, Beijing Neurosurgical Institute, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.

Abstract

Successful embolization of a basilar bifurcation aneurysm associated with a persistent primitive hypoglossal artery (PPHA) using Y-stent-assisted coiling.

Keywords: Y-stent; basilar bifurcation aneurysm; endovascular treatment; persistent primitive hypoglossal artery; wide-neck.

Publication types

Case Reports