Giant aneurysm arising from a single arteriovenous fistula in a child. Case report.
A case is presented of a child with an arteriovenous fistula and a giant aneurysm located beside the brain stem under the right temporal lobe. It was successfully treated by clipping its feeding artery, a branch of the right posterior cerebral artery. The similarities to, and the differences from, aneurysms of the vein of Galen are discussed.
D001164:Arteriovenous Fistula / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D001921:Brain / Q000098:blood supply; D002536:Cerebral Arteries / Q000601:surgery; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D002532:Intracranial Aneurysm / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male