ReviewFrontiers in neurology2022
Prospects and Dilemmas of Endovascular Treatment for Vertebrobasilar Dolichoectasia.
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- Glue-transposition technique for hemifacial spasm involving vertebrobasilar dolichoectasia: a comparative study and literature review.Neurosurgical review · 2025Pooled it
- Flow reversal strategy for symptomatic vertebrobasilar dolichoectasia: a single-center experience with ECA-RA-PCA bypass.Neurosurgical review · 2026Article
- Secondary trigeminal neuralgia caused by vertebrobasilar dolichoectasia treated with flow-diverting stent reconstruction: a case report.Journal of surgical case reports · 2026Article
- Thrombolytic therapy in vertebrobasilar dolichoectasia patients with acute posterior circulation cerebral infarction: a case series analysis.Thrombosis journal · 2026Article
- Microvascular decompression for vertebrobasilar dolichoectasia-related primary trigeminal neuralgia: surgical approaches, technical considerations, and clinical outcomes.Neurosurgical review · 2026Article
- Clinical significance of the outside-stent flow sign in vertebrobasilar dolichoectasia.American journal of translational research · 2026Article
- Treatment pitfalls in recurrent dolichoectatic basilar trunk aneurysm with flow diversion: illustrative case.Journal of neurosurgery. Case lessons · 2025Article
- Occurrence of fatal vertebrobasilar dolichoectasia after occlusion of unilateral internal carotid artery.BMC neurology · 2025Article
- Analysis of perfusion in patients with vertebrobasilar dolichoectasia through use of multidelay arterial spin labeling magnetic resonance imaging.Quantitative imaging in medicine and surgery · 2025Article
- Current research status and future of endovascular treatment for basilar artery aneurysms.The neuroradiology journal · 2024Review
- Microvascular Decompression: An Effective Approach for Trigeminal Neuralgia Caused by a Dolichoectatic Basilar Artery after Multiple Treatment Failures.Journal of neurological surgery reports · 2024Article
- Dolichoectasia of the ophthalmic artery: a case report on the treatment strategy in endovascular therapy and literature review.BMC cardiovascular disorders · 2024Review
- A Giant Stent for Giant Cerebral Aneurysms-The AcceroJournal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Hemodynamic characteristics of vertebrobasilar artery fenestration combined with vertebrobasilar dolichoectasia: a study based on magnetic resonance angiography.American journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging · 2024Article
- Study on the relationship between vertebrobasilar dolichoectasia and posterior cranial fossa space.Heliyon · 2023Article
- Basilar artery curvature increases the risk of posterior circulation infarction occurrence in patients without vertebrobasilar stenosis.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2023Article
- Studying the imaging features and infarction mechanism of vertebrobasilar dolichoectasia with high-resolution magnetic resonance imaging.Brain pathology (Zurich, Switzerland) · 2023Article
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Abstract
Vertebrobasilar dolichoectasia (VBD) is characterized by significant expansion, elongation, and tortuosity of the basilar artery and vertebral artery. Certain highly selected cases of VBD can require intervention. Recent advances in endovascular treatment (EVT) have renewed hope for patients with VBD. However, which cases of VBD can benefit from EVT still needs to be determined. Currently, little is known regarding this matter. Therefore, we performed a review of the literature from a PubMed search and cataloged our experience regarding the classification and natural history of VBD and the prospects, prognosis and complications of EVT. The findings can be summarized as follows: for asymptomatic VBD, "wait and see" or medical management may be a reasonable strategy. EVT may only be effective in certain patients. For saccular aneurysms in VBD, especially ruptured aneurysms, EVT is reasonable. For fusiform aneurysms in VBD, EVT can carry high complication rates and should be recommended with caution. For stenting reconstruction in VBD, the effect is uncertain. For the future of EVT of VBD, randomized controlled trials and the development of neurointerventional products are worth pursuing, but EVT in VBD still has a long way to go.
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