Pseudo-aneurysms associated with intracranial surgery: case report.
We describe a patient in whom two non-symptomatic internal carotid artery and middle cerebral artery pseudo-aneurysms were diagnosed 1 year following the surgical removal of a clinoidal meningioma. The unusual number, location, form and evolution (actual follow up of 6 years) of these pseudo-aneurysms differentiate them from other vascular lesions associated with surgery. It is important to understand the mechanism of vascular injury in order to understand imaging features and the possible methods of treatment.
Carvi y Nievas
Mario N
MN
Neurosurgical Clinic, Städtische Kliniken, Frankfurt am Main Höchst, Germany. MCNievas@t-online.de
Haas
Eberhard
E
Höllerhage
Hans-Georg
HG
D000368:Aged; D002343:Carotid Artery, Internal / Q000601:surgery; D002533:Cerebral Angiography / Q000379:methods; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D002532:Intracranial Aneurysm / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008579:Meningioma / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D009493:Neurosurgery / Q000379:methods*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome