As reported through the article titled, "retreatment strategies in aneurysm woven endobridge recurrences: a case series" a patient with no significant medical history presented with waxing and waning headaches for 2 weeks.Ct of the head showed a thick sah in the right sylvian fissure.Cerebral angiography confirmed a ruptured right-sided 5 x 3 mm middle cerebral artery (mca) aneurysm which was treated with a web sl device 4 x 3.A 6-month follow-up mra showed complete occlusion of the aneurysm.The patient was then lost to follow-up and presented 16 months later with severe headache.Ct of the head showed acute intraparenchymal hemorrhage in the right sylvian fissure.The patient was found to have a ruptured, recurrent, superiorly pointing 8 x 5mm right mca aneurysm that was coil embolized; the patient was then taken for a decompressive hemicraniectomy in anticipation of cerebral edema.The patient was discharged to rehabilitation and is scheduled for a later 6- month follow-up angiogram.The period of time reported for the cases and follow-up were 2015 through january 2021.
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