title: Temporal aneurysmal bone cyst: cost-effective method to achieve gross total resection.
abstract: Aneurysmal bone cyst (ABC) is a vascular benign bony expansile lesion. The treatment is gross total resection. Surgery for a skull base aneurysmal bone cyst poses a significant challenge because of its vascularity and the adjacent neurovascular structures. We present the case of a young male with a temporal aneurysmal bone cyst who underwent gross total resection of the lesion. The external carotid artery (ECA) was temporarily clamped to cut off the vascular supply. There was no intraoperative event, and the patient made a good postoperative clinical recovery. This technique was used as an alternative to subselective endovascular embolization of the ECA branches. This case represents a simple yet cost-effective surgical technique to control bleeding for a highly vascular lesion such as ABCs, especially in resource-deficient countries.
authors.affiliation: Neurosurgery, PGIMER, Chandigarh, India.
authors.forename: Harsimrat Bir Singh
authors.initials: HB
authors.lastname: Sodhi
authors.affiliation: Neurosurgery, PGIMER, Chandigarh, India. drpravin_salunke@yahoo.co.uk.
authors.forename: Pravin
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Salunke
authors.affiliation: Histopathology, PGIMER, Chandigarh, India.
authors.forename: Parimal
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Agrawal
authors.affiliation: Histopathology, PGIMER, Chandigarh, India.
authors.forename: Kirti
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Gupta
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D017824:Bone Cysts, Aneurysmal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods*; D019291:Skull Base / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging
keywords: Aneurysmal bone cyst; External carotid artery clamping; Temporal