Traumatic Aneurysm in the Posterior Cranial Fossa: Case Report.
- Author:
Sea Jung KIM
1
;
Soon Kwan CHOI
;
Hack Gun BAE
;
Kyeong Seok LEE
;
Won Han SHIN
;
Il Gyu YUN
;
In Soo LEE
;
Bark Jang BYUN
Author Information
1. Department of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine, Soonchunhyang University Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Traumatic aneurysm;
Posterior cranial fossa;
Closed head injury;
Vertebral artery;
Posterior inferior cerebellar artery
- MeSH:
Adolescent;
Aneurysm*;
Angiography;
Arteries;
Brain;
Cranial Fossa, Posterior*;
Follow-Up Studies;
Head Injuries, Closed;
Humans;
Intracranial Aneurysm;
Magnetic Resonance Imaging;
Male;
Vertebral Artery
- From:Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
1992;21(9):1198-1202
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
The traumatic intracranial aneurysm within the posterior cranial fossa is extremely rare. The case of a 18-year-old boy who developed an saccular aneurysm lately in the posterior fossa after a blunt head injury is reported. Repeated follow-up angiography demonstrated an saccular aneurysm at the junction of vertebral artery and posterior inferior cerebellar artery. Early brain MRI disclosed neither aneurysm nor mass. Late brain MRI revealed a partially thrombosed saccular aneurysm at the cerebello pontine angle. Follow-up MRI and angiography is recommended if traumatic aneurysm is suspected.
