Successful treatment of giant cavernous carotid artery aneurysm in a child using a flow diverter stent

Abstract

Giant intracranial aneurysms are extremely rare in children. We present such a case, describe angiographic appearances and successful treatment using a flow diverter stent.

Keywords:

• Cerebral aneurysm
• cerebral angiogram
• flow diverter stent
• paediatric neurosurgery
• interventional neuroradiology

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.