Progression of an arterial infundibulum to aneurysm: case report.
In this case an aneurysm of the right posterior communicating artery developed 11 months after an infundibular dilation of this artery had been angiographycally and surgically demonstrated. In the best of the authors' knowledge, there are only eleven such cases reported in the literature. This report brings about diagnostic and therapeutic questions regarding arterial infundibula and the need of a better understanding of those lesions.
Martins
Carolina
C
Department of Neurosurgery, Hospital da Restauração, Recife, PE, Brazil. cmrecife@hotmail.com.br
Macanovic
Mladen
M
Costa e Silva
Isabel Eugenia
IE
Griz
Fatima
F
Azevedo-Filho
Hildo R C
HR
D002536:Cerebral Arteries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D004108:Dilatation, Pathologic / Q000150:complications; D018450:Disease Progression; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D002532:Intracranial Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D013345:Subarachnoid Hemorrhage / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery