title: Pseudo-aneurysms associated with intracranial surgery: case report.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Neurosurgical Clinic, Städtische Kliniken, Frankfurt am Main Höchst, Germany. MCNievas@t-online.de
authors.forename: Mario N
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Carvi y Nievas
authors.forename: Eberhard
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Haas
authors.forename: Hans-Georg
authors.initials: HG
authors.lastname: Höllerhage
mesh_terms: 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