INTRACRANIAL EMBOLIZATION: A RARE COMPLICATION
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We report a case of a rare complication: aortic pseudoaneurysm rupture after embolization of an intracranial aneurysm in a 62 –year- old patient with spontaneous subarachnoid hemorrhage, presented with chest pain and shortness of breath the fourth day after the procedure. The intracranial aneurysm was embolized with no intraoperative complications, and a postprocedural CT (computed tomography) scan showed no signs of intracranial rebleeding, ischemic lesions, or hydrocephalus. Cardiosurgical treatment was not indicated for the aortic pseudoaneurysm rupture.
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