Surgical repair of aneurysms of the posterior inferior cerebellar artery--a clinical series.
Aneurysms of the posterior inferior cerebellar artery are relatively rare. Fourteen such aneurysms (10 vertebral, 4 peripheral) are reported, and their clinical presentation, surgical therapy, and outcome are discussed. All 14 patients had suffered a subarachnoid hemorrhage; 93% (n = 13) underwent direct clipping of the aneurysm while 7% (n = 1) underwent coating of the aneurysm. Two patients died in the perioperative period (one from vasospasm and one from rebleeding). Full activity was achieved by all but one (92%) of the remaining patients in extended follow-up.
Lee
K S
KS
Department of Surgery, Bowman Gray School of Medicine, Wake Forest University Medical Center, Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
Gower
D J
DJ
Branch
C L
CL
Kelly
D L
DL
McWhorter
J M
JM
Bell
W O
WO
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000783:Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D001158:Arteries / Q000601:surgery; D002531:Cerebellum / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000601:surgery; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D003399:Craniotomy / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011187:Posture; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014711:Vertebral Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging