Incidentally Found Double Aortic Arch While Treating Posterior Inferior Cerebellar Artery Aneurysm: Conversion from Femoral to Radial Artery Access.
Publication Title
World Neurosurg
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
8-1-2018
Keywords
Cerebrovascular stenting; Double aortic arch; PICA; Radial artery; Aged; Aneurysm/diagnostic imaging; Aneurysm/surgery; Aorta, Thoracic/diagnostic imaging; Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation/methods; Carotid Stenosis/diagnostic imaging; Carotid Stenosis/surgery; Cerebral Angiography/methods; Humans; Ischemic Attack, Transient/diagnostic imaging; Ischemic Attack, Transient/surgery; Male; Radial Artery/surgery; Stents; Treatment Outcome; Vascular Ring/diagnostic imaging; Vertebral Artery/diagnostic imaging; Vertebral Artery/surgery
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Asymptomatic double aortic arches are a unique occurrence.
CASE DESCRIPTION: An incidental finding of a double aortic arch in an elderly male was discovered during workup of a transient ischemic attack. The following case presentation details an effective treatment approach in cerebrovascular stenting in a patient with variant aortic arch anatomy. The initial diagnostic cerebral angiogram was performed via transfemoral approach and was quite challenging.
CONCLUSIONS: Faced with challenging anatomy, the radial artery approach is a viable option when navigating into the cerebrovascular anatomy for stenting when proximal variants such as a double aortic arch are identified.
Area of Special Interest
Neurosciences (Brain & Spine)
Specialty/Research Institute
Neurosciences
