Endovascular Treatment of Giant Serpentine Aneurysm of the Middle Cerebral Artery.
10.7461/jcen.2016.18.3.264
- Author:
Young Ha JEONG
1
;
Jong Yeon KIM
;
Youn Moo KOO
;
Jong Wook CHOI
;
Kum WHANG
;
Chul HU
;
Sung Min CHO
Author Information
1. Department of Neurosurgery, Wonju Severance Christian Hospital, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, Korea. jjongse@yonsei.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Giant aneurysm;
Endovascualr technique;
Balloon occlusion
- MeSH:
Adult;
Aneurysm*;
Arteries;
Balloon Occlusion;
Cerebral Angiography;
Collateral Circulation;
Drainage;
Follow-Up Studies;
Gerstmann Syndrome;
Headache;
Humans;
Intracranial Aneurysm;
Male;
Middle Cerebral Artery*;
Seizures
- From:Journal of Cerebrovascular and Endovascular Neurosurgery
2016;18(3):264-270
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Giant serpentine aneurysms are uncommon types of aneurysmal disease and have angiographically authentic features. We report a case of a 44-year-old male with headache and seizure. He presented a giant serpentine aneurysm arising from the middle cerebral artery (MCA). It was a large intracranial aneurysm thrombosed as a mass-like lesion while it maintained its outflow drainage into the distal MCA branches. The balloon occlusion test (BOT) was performed to test the tolerance of temporary collateral circulation. Following routine cerebral angiography, we performed an endovascular embolization on the proximal artery of MCA. He was discharged from the hospital with alert mental status and mild Gerstmann syndrome. The short-term follow-up imaging studies showed the decreased mass effect, and the patient presented an improved Gerstmann syndrome. After a careful evaluation of BOT, an endovascular embolization can be one of the powerful therapeutic instruments for giant serpentine aneurysm.
