It was reported that a large, 2-week-old, ruptured aneurysm of the left middle cerebral artery was treated the a web device, which did not open at the proximal end during positioning attempts, appearing twisted.The web could not be resheathed and detached during an attempt to withdraw it.Multiple devices were used to push the web into the aneurysm, but about half of the web appeared to be unopened.The aneurysm was still filling.The patient exhibited weakness in the right arm.A mri was performed and minor infarcts were observed in the anterior cerebral artery region.The patient was extubated the day after the procedure and woke up without any neurological deficits.
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