A case of distal anterior choroidal artery aneurysm: case report and review of the literature.
We describe a very rare case of distal anterior choroidal artery aneurysm. A 34-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital because of headache and vomiting. Computed tomographic scans revealed a diffuse intraventricular hematoma and a thin subarachnoid hemorrhage. Cerebral angiography disclosed a saccular aneurysm in the peripheral portion of the right anterior choroidal artery, which was located in the temporal horn of the right lateral ventricle. We approached the temporal horn through a small inferior temporal incision, and the aneurysm was resected without any neurological damage. A histological examination of the surgical specimen revealed it to be a true aneurysm.
Department of Neurosurgery, Ehime University School of Medicine, Japan.
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Sakaki
D000328:Adult; D017542:Aneurysm, Ruptured / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D002831:Choroid Plexus / Q000098:blood supply*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D002532:Intracranial Aneurysm / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D013345:Subarachnoid Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed