title: Ruptured intracranial aneurysm associated with isolated aortic arch interruption.
abstract: Interruption of the aortic arch is a very rare congenital defect consisting of discontinuity between the ascending and descending aorta. Few patients survive to adulthood, due to effective collateral arterial flow to the descending aorta. An intracranial aneurysm is reported in only one patient with aortic arch interruption. We report a 16-year-old boy with an isolated aortic arch interruption and a ruptured anterior communicating artery aneurysm.
authors.affiliation: Inonu Universitesi Turgut Ozal Tip Merkezi, Radyoloji Anabilim Dali, 44069 Malatya, Turkey. tamerbaysal@hotmail.com
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Baysal
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kutlu
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sarac
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Karaman
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D017542:Aneurysm, Ruptured / Q000473:pathology*; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000002:abnormalities*; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D002532:Intracranial Aneurysm / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male