title: Granuloma formation and arterial thrombosis following cotton wrapping of an intracranial aneurysm. A case report.
abstract: The authors report the case of a patient whose left middle cerebral artery aneurysm was wrapped with cotton. Occlusion of the middle cerebral artery, probably secondary to a foreign-body inflammatory reaction, developed late in the postoperative course. A computerized tomography scan revealed cerebral infarct, and an enhancing expansive lesion at the site of the aneurysm suggesting the formation of a granuloma. These findings are discussed and the literature is reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Psiquiatria e Neurologia, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Brasil.
authors.forename: A V
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Gianetti
authors.forename: F O
authors.initials: FO
authors.lastname: Perpetuo
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003368:Gossypium / Q000009:adverse effects; D015745:Granuloma, Foreign-Body / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D002532:Intracranial Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed