Development of a posterior cerebral artery aneurysm subsequent to occlusion of the contralateral internal carotid artery for giant cavernous aneurysm.
Publication/Presentation Date
5-1-2002
Abstract
We report a case of a patient who developed a left posterior cerebral artery aneurysm 5 years after balloon occlusion of the right internal carotid artery for a giant cavernous aneurysm. The location of the new aneurysm was outside of the primary collateral pathways to the contralateral, proximally occluded, anterior circulation, illustrating the complexity of hemodynamic factors contributing to the development of intracranial saccular aneurysms. The appearance of an aneurysm in this setting supports the hypothesis that degenerative factors and hemodynamic stresses are important in the etiology of intracranial aneurysms.
Volume
44
Issue
5
First Page
443
Last Page
446
ISSN
0028-3940
Published In/Presented At
Wolf, R. L., Imbesi, S. G., Galetta, S. L., Hurst, R. W., Sinson, G. P., & Grossman, R. I. (2002). Development of a posterior cerebral artery aneurysm subsequent to occlusion of the contralateral internal carotid artery for giant cavernous aneurysm. Neuroradiology, 44(5), 443–446. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00234-001-0723-5
Disciplines
Diagnosis | Medicine and Health Sciences | Other Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment | Radiology
PubMedID
12012132
Department(s)
Department of Radiology and Diagnostic Medical Imaging
Document Type
Article