title: Dissecting aneurysm of the posterior inferior cerebellar artery--case report.
abstract: A 29-year-old male presented with a dissecting aneurysm of the left posterior inferior cerebellar artery manifesting as left lateral medullary syndrome due to brainstem ischemia. Extirpation of the aneurysm and anastomosis of the occipital artery to the posterior inferior cerebellar artery were performed simultaneously. The dissecting aneurysm was confirmed by histological examination of the surgical specimen.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Nara Medical University.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kawaguchi
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sakaki
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kamada
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Iwanaga
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Takehashi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tsujimoto
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000601:surgery*; D002531:Cerebellum / Q000098:blood supply*; D006801:Humans; D002532:Intracranial Aneurysm / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male