Flow Diversion for Pediatric Posterior Circulation Aneurysms: Single-Center Results

Flow diversion for 11 children with 15 pediatric posterior circulation aneurysms: all procedures technically successful, no procedure-related permanent neurologic morbidity or mortality, and residual opacification in 6.7% of aneurysms at median 47 months follow-up.

• Pediatric posterior circulation aneurysms were predominantly large or giant fusiform/dissecting lesions (median size/length 27 mm), distinct from adult dolichoectatic forms.
• All 11 children (15 aneurysms) underwent technically successful flow diversion; 3 complex aneurysms required multi-device reconstructions.
• At median 47 months, residual opacification in 6.7% of aneurysms; no procedure-related permanent neurologic morbidity/mortality; single-center retrospective design limits generalizability.

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