title: [Intracranial saccular aneurysm: report of 3 cases in a same family].
abstract: The authors report the cases of three patients from the same family, all with intracranial saccular aneurysm (left carotid artery, anterior communicating artery, and middle cerebral artery). All three patients were operated on with good recovery and no complications. The authors call attention for some etiopathogenic aspects of familial saccular aneurysms.
authors.affiliation: Serviço de Neurocirurgia, Hospital Universitário Pedro Ernesto, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (HUPE-UREJ), Brasil.
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Pinto
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Godoy
authors.forename: C R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Telles
authors.forename: C S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Faria
authors.forename: M V
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Avelar
authors.forename: D H
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Nicaretta
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D005190:Family; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D002532:Intracranial Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D010375:Pedigree
vernacular_title: Aneurisma sacular intracraniano. Apresentação de trés casos em uma mesma família.