Aneurysm arising at the triplicate anterior communicating artery--case report.
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.
Yamagami
T
T
Department of Neurosurgery, Ijinkai Takeda General Hospital, Kyoto.
Kikuchi
H
H
Higashi
K
K
Handa
H
H
Minamikawa
J
J
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