Abstract | OBJECT: The authors report the management protocol and successful outcomes in 6 patients with dissecting aneurysms of the posterior inferior cerebellar artery ( PICA). METHODS: Medical records and neuroimaging studies of 6 patients who underwent surgical treatment of dissecting PICA aneurysms were reviewed. The mean follow-up duration was 1.8 years. No patient was lost to follow-up review. RESULTS: Four patients presented with acute subarachnoid hemorrhage and 2 with PICA ischemia. All patients underwent surgery, which entailed proximal occlusion with distal revascularization in 3 cases and circumferential wrap/ clip reconstruction in 3 cases. The revascularization techniques used were occipital artery- PICA bypass and PICA- PICA anastomosis. Delayed follow-up angiography was performed in all cases. In patients treated with proximal occlusion, delayed angiography showed minimal retrograde opacification of the dissected segments. The 3 patients treated with wrap/ clip reconstruction showed unexpectedly significant normalization of their lesions on angiographic studies. Outcome was good in all cases. CONCLUSIONS: Dissecting PICA aneurysms are rare lesions with an apparent propensity for bleeding. Individualized management including distal revascularization with PICA sacrifice or circumferential wrap/ clip reconstruction to reinforce the dissected segment produced good outcomes. Patients treated with aneurysm wrapping may show dramatic angiographic improvement of the dissected segment.
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Authors | Eric S Nussbaum, Michael T Madison, Mark E Myers, James Goddard, Tariq Janjua |
Journal | Journal of neurosurgery
(J Neurosurg)
Vol. 109
Issue 1
Pg. 23-7
(Jul 2008)
ISSN: 0022-3085 [Print] United States |
PMID | 18590429
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Topics |
- Adult
- Aortic Dissection
(complications, diagnosis, surgery)
- Cerebellum
(blood supply)
- Cerebral Angiography
- Cerebral Revascularization
- Embolization, Therapeutic
- Female
- Follow-Up Studies
- Humans
- Intracranial Aneurysm
(complications, diagnosis, surgery)
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Retrospective Studies
- Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
(diagnosis, etiology, therapy)
- Treatment Outcome
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