title: Aneurysm arising at the triplicate anterior communicating artery--case report.
abstract: A very rare case of triplicate anterior communicating artery associated with ruptured aneurysm in a 21-year-old female is reported. The triplicate configuration was not predicted by preoperative cerebral angiography, but found intraoperatively. The aneurysm was trapped successfully, and she recovered with no neurological deficit.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Ijinkai Takeda General Hospital, Kyoto.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yamagami
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kikuchi
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Higashi
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Handa
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Minamikawa
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D002536:Cerebral Arteries / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000196:embryology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D002532:Intracranial Aneurysm / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous