title: Fenestration of the posterior inferior cerebellar artery.
abstract: Fenestration of the posterior inferior cerebellar artery (PICA) is exceedingly rare. Only one known example - a right PICA fenestration, has been documented in the peer-reviewed literature. A left-sided PICA fenestration is presented in this unique case illustration.
authors.affiliation: Scott & White Clinic/Texas A&M HSC College of Medicine, Department of Radiology, Temple, Texas 76508-0001, USA. wlesley@swmail.sw.org
authors.forename: Walter S
authors.initials: WS
authors.lastname: Lesley
mesh_terms: D000236:Adenoma / Q000378:metabolism; D002340:Carotid Artery Diseases / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D002531:Cerebellum / Q000098:blood supply*; D002536:Cerebral Arteries / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D005276:Fenestration, Labyrinth; D006801:Humans; D002532:Intracranial Aneurysm / Q000209:etiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D018761:Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 1 / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D010911:Pituitary Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism; D011388:Prolactin / Q000378:metabolism; D012640:Seizures / Q000209:etiology
chemical_list: D011388:Prolactin