title: Giant aneurysms of the horizontal segment of the anterior cerebral artery: report of two cases.
abstract: Two cases of giant aneurysm of the horizontal segment of the anterior cerebral artery (A1) are presented. The rare occurrence of a giant aneurysm in this location necessitates evaluation of the cross-flow through the anterior communicating artery when planning surgical strategy. On the basis of angiographic findings, trapping of the A1 on both sides of the aneurysm neck was performed in Case 1, and aneurysmorrhaphy utilizing an angioplastic multiple-clipping method of A1 endarterectomy was accomplished in Case 2. The postoperative courses of both patients were satisfactory.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Morota
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kobayashi
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sugita
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Muraoka
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hara
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nagashima
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Nitta
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D002536:Cerebral Arteries / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D002532:Intracranial Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged