Fusiform dilatations of the carotid artery following radical surgery of childhood craniopharyngiomas.
Publication/Presentation Date
5-1-1991
Abstract
Between 1982 and 1990, a series of 31 children with craniopharyngiomas underwent initial surgery at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia with an attempt at total tumor removal. Nine (29%) of them were found to have fusiform dilatation of the supraclinoid carotid artery either at the time of surgery for recurrence (one patient) or on routine surveillance with enhanced computerized tomography 6 to 18 months postoperatively (eight patients). The finding of carotid enlargement was confirmed in seven cases with magnetic resonance angiography and in one case with a formal arteriogram. Eight of the nine patients remain alive at a mean of 3.7 years after diagnosis. None have experienced hemorrhage or other symptoms referrable to fusiform dilatation of the carotid artery, which is believed to result from surgical manipulation of the carotid artery.
Volume
74
Issue
5
First Page
695
Last Page
700
ISSN
0022-3085
Published In/Presented At
Sutton, L. N., Gusnard, D., Bruce, D. A., Fried, A., Packer, R. J., & Zimmerman, R. A. (1991). Fusiform dilatations of the carotid artery following radical surgery of childhood craniopharyngiomas. Journal of neurosurgery, 74(5), 695–700. https://doi.org/10.3171/jns.1991.74.5.0695
Disciplines
Diagnosis | Medicine and Health Sciences | Other Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment | Radiology
PubMedID
2013769
Department(s)
Department of Radiology and Diagnostic Medical Imaging
Document Type
Article