Endovascular Embolization of Bacterial Aneurysm by Use of Interlocking Detachable Coil : A Case Report

Abstract

We report the case of a patient with a bacterial intracranial aneurysm treated with endovascular coil embolization. A 16-year-old boy who suffered from endocarditis presented with severe headache. CT scan demonstrated subarachnoid hemorrhage and subsequent cerebral angiogram showed an aneurysm formation at the right angular artery. The endovascular approach was used to obliterate the aneurysm and its parent artery by use of interlocking detachable coil. CAG revealed complete occlusion of the lesion and the patient recovered without neurological deficit. Endovascular coil embolization is thus one good option for the treatment of bacterial cerebral aneurysm.