Endovascular access to the meningohypophyseal trunk.
We describe a novel technique to selectively catheterize the meningohypophyseal trunk (MHT) and its branches. We emphasize the difficulty in accessing the MHT via an ipsilateral approach because of the geometric orientation of this vessel to the parent internal carotid artery.
Borden
N M
NM
New Jersey Neuroscience Institute, Seton Hall University, Edison, NJ 08818, USA.
Liebman
K M
KM
D000236:Adenoma / Q000601:surgery*; D000328:Adult; D020216:Carotid-Cavernous Sinus Fistula / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D002406:Catheterization, Peripheral / Q000295:instrumentation*; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic / Q000295:instrumentation*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008576:Meningeal Arteries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000601:surgery*; D010902:Pituitary Gland / Q000098:blood supply; D010911:Pituitary Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000628:therapy*; D019106:Postoperative Hemorrhage / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed