title: Giant serpentine aneurysms: a review and presentation of five cases.
abstract: We present five cases of giant serpentine aneurysms (large, partially thrombosed aneurysms containing tortuous vascular channels with a separate entrance and outflow pathway) and review 28 cases reported in the literature. Giant serpentine aneurysms should be considered as a subgroup of giant aneurysms, distinct from saccular and fusiform varieties, given their unique clinical presentation and radiographic features.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA.
authors.forename: V A
authors.initials: VA
authors.lastname: Aletich
authors.forename: G M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Debrun
authors.forename: L H
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Monsein
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Nauta
authors.forename: R F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Spetzler
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001921:Brain / Q000098:blood supply; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D002548:Cerebral Revascularization; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004292:Dominance, Cerebral / Q000502:physiology; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D002532:Intracranial Aneurysm / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D002542:Intracranial Embolism and Thrombosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed