An Unruptured Anterior Communicating Artery Aneurysm with Bilateral Infraoptic Anterior Cerebral Arteries. Case Report and Review of the Literature.
10.7461/jcen.2014.16.4.368
- Author:
Michelle H CHUA
1
;
Ajith J THOMAS
;
Matthew R FUSCO
;
Christopher S OGILVY
Author Information
1. Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Anterior cerebral artery;
Aneurysm;
Vascular surgical procedure
- MeSH:
Aneurysm;
Angiography;
Anterior Cerebral Artery*;
Arteries;
Humans;
Intracranial Aneurysm*;
Vascular Surgical Procedures
- From:Journal of Cerebrovascular and Endovascular Neurosurgery
2014;16(4):368-373
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
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.
