An Unruptured Anterior Communicating Artery Aneurysm with Bilateral Infraoptic Anterior Cerebral Arteries. Case Report and Review of the Literature
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2014
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Korean Society of Cerebrovascular Surgeons; Society of Korean Endovascular Neurosurgeons
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Chua, Michelle H., Ajith J. Thomas, Matthew R. Fusco, and Christopher S. Ogilvy. 2014. “An Unruptured Anterior Communicating Artery Aneurysm with Bilateral Infraoptic Anterior Cerebral Arteries. Case Report and Review of the Literature.” Journal of Cerebrovascular and Endovascular Neurosurgery 16 (4): 368-373. doi:10.7461/jcen.2014.16.4.368. http://dx.doi.org/10.7461/jcen.2014.16.4.368.
Abstract
Variations of the anterior cerebral artery-anterior communicating artery complex are commonly identified in aneurysm surgery. An infraoptic course of the anterior cerebral artery is exceedingly rare. Robison first described this anomaly from an anatomic dissection in 1959. A unilateral anomalous infraoptic anterior cerebral artery is more common than anomalies of bilateral infraoptic anterior cerebral arteries. We present the case of an unruptured aneurysm at the anterior communicating artery in a patient with bilateral infraoptic anterior cerebral arteries, identified by computed tomography angiography and verified during surgery. Implications for aneurysm formation and surgical treatment are discussed.
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