Perils of a 'true' posterior communicating artery aneurysm.
Successful 'clipping' of the apparent neck of a posterior communicating artery aneurysm was carried out, but 2 days later the patient had a further haemorrhage and died. Postmortem examination revealed that the aneurysm was that of a rare fusiform 'true' posterior communicating artery aneurysm.
Timothy
J
J
Department of Neurosciences, Brook General Hospital, London, UK.
Sharr
M
M
Doshi
B
B
D000368:Aged; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D002532:Intracranial Aneurysm / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008297:Male