Treatment of an infantile aneurysm of the vein of Galen by total excision: a case report.
The paper presents a case of an aneurysm of the vein of Galen (VGA) in an infant, successfully treated by total open surgical excision (after previous ineffective embolisation). Current strategies of management of these rare yet potentially disastrous lesions are discussed and pertinent literature is reviewed.
Daszkiewicz
Paweł
P
Department of Neurosurgery, Memorial Institute Centre for Child's Health, Warszawa, Poland. pada@polbox.pl
Roszkowski
Marcin
M
Grajkowska
Wiesława
W
D002550:Cerebral Veins / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D002532:Intracranial Aneurysm / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male