Rapid revascularization after therapeutic parent artery occlusion for a large intracavernous carotid artery aneurysm. 2007

Kenji Kagawa, and Hiroaki Shimizu, and Yasushi Matsumoto, and Mika Watanabe, and Teiji Tominaga
Department of Neurosurgery, Kohnan Hospital, Sendai, Miyagi. k-kagawa@nsg.med.tohoku.ac.jp

A 21-year-old woman presented with an unruptured large intracavernous aneurysm, which was spontaneously revascularized via unusual collateral pathways a short time after extracranial-intracranial bypass and surgical ligation of the proximal internal carotid artery. The patient had been treated for a large basilar trunk aneurysm with intraaneurysmal embolization using Guglielmi detachable coils, and an intracavernous carotid artery aneurysm treated conservatively. Two years later, the patient presented with right abducens nerve palsy, and was referred to our hospital. She had small nevi in the right forehead and eyelid. Cerebral angiography revealed enlargement of the intracavernous aneurysm. Superficial temporal artery-middle cerebral artery bypass followed by surgical carotid artery ligation were performed, and good patency of bypass and disappearance of the aneurysm were confirmed by intraoperative angiography. However, follow-up magnetic resonance angiography and cerebral angiography on the 20th postoperative day revealed revascularization of the internal carotid artery and the intracavernous carotid artery aneurysm via unusual collateral pathways. Subsequently, the recurrent aneurysm and the recanalized internal carotid artery were occluded by endovascular procedures. Histological examination of the nevus showed lack of properly organized vascular structures, and the diagnosis was angiodysplasia. The early development of unusual collateral pathway, and aneurysm formation at a young age might be related to the angiodysplasia. Revascularization is possible within a short time even in cases of intracavernous carotid artery aneurysm successfully treated with surgical ligation of the parent artery.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D009389 Neovascularization, Pathologic A pathologic process consisting of the proliferation of blood vessels in abnormal tissues or in abnormal positions. Angiogenesis, Pathologic,Angiogenesis, Pathological,Neovascularization, Pathological,Pathologic Angiogenesis,Pathologic Neovascularization,Pathological Angiogenesis,Pathological Neovascularization
D012008 Recurrence The return of a sign, symptom, or disease after a remission. Recrudescence,Relapse,Recrudescences,Recurrences,Relapses
D002339 Carotid Arteries Either of the two principal arteries on both sides of the neck that supply blood to the head and neck; each divides into two branches, the internal carotid artery and the external carotid artery. Arteries, Carotid,Artery, Carotid,Carotid Artery
D002532 Intracranial Aneurysm Abnormal outpouching in the wall of intracranial blood vessels. Most common are the saccular (berry) aneurysms located at branch points in CIRCLE OF WILLIS at the base of the brain. Vessel rupture results in SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE or INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGES. Giant aneurysms (>2.5 cm in diameter) may compress adjacent structures, including the OCULOMOTOR NERVE. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p841) Aneurysm, Cerebral,Aneurysm, Intracranial,Basilar Artery Aneurysm,Berry Aneurysm,Brain Aneurysm,Cerebral Aneurysm,Giant Intracranial Aneurysm,Mycotic Aneurysm, Intracranial,Aneurysm, Anterior Cerebral Artery,Aneurysm, Anterior Communicating Artery,Aneurysm, Basilar Artery,Aneurysm, Middle Cerebral Artery,Aneurysm, Posterior Cerebral Artery,Aneurysm, Posterior Communicating Artery,Anterior Cerebral Artery Aneurysm,Anterior Communicating Artery Aneurysm,Middle Cerebral Artery Aneurysm,Posterior Cerebral Artery Aneurysm,Posterior Communicating Artery Aneurysm,Aneurysm, Berry,Aneurysm, Brain,Aneurysm, Giant Intracranial,Aneurysm, Intracranial Mycotic,Aneurysms, Basilar Artery,Aneurysms, Berry,Aneurysms, Brain,Aneurysms, Cerebral,Aneurysms, Giant Intracranial,Aneurysms, Intracranial,Aneurysms, Intracranial Mycotic,Artery Aneurysm, Basilar,Artery Aneurysms, Basilar,Basilar Artery Aneurysms,Berry Aneurysms,Brain Aneurysms,Cerebral Aneurysms,Giant Intracranial Aneurysms,Intracranial Aneurysm, Giant,Intracranial Aneurysms,Intracranial Aneurysms, Giant,Intracranial Mycotic Aneurysm,Intracranial Mycotic Aneurysms,Mycotic Aneurysms, Intracranial
D002548 Cerebral Revascularization Microsurgical revascularization to improve intracranial circulation. It usually involves joining the extracranial circulation to the intracranial circulation but may include extracranial revascularization (e.g., subclavian-vertebral artery bypass, subclavian-external carotid artery bypass). It is performed by joining two arteries (direct anastomosis or use of graft) or by free autologous transplantation of highly vascularized tissue to the surface of the brain. Brain Revascularization,EC-IC Arterial Bypass,Extracranial-Intracranial Arterial Bypass,Microsurgical Revascularization, Cerebral,STA-MCA Bypass,Cerebral Microsurgical Revascularization,Arterial Bypass, EC-IC,Arterial Bypass, Extracranial-Intracranial,Arterial Bypasses, EC-IC,Arterial Bypasses, Extracranial-Intracranial,Bypass, EC-IC Arterial,Bypass, Extracranial-Intracranial Arterial,Bypass, STA-MCA,Bypasses, EC-IC Arterial,Bypasses, Extracranial-Intracranial Arterial,Bypasses, STA-MCA,Cerebral Microsurgical Revascularizations,EC IC Arterial Bypass,EC-IC Arterial Bypasses,Extracranial Intracranial Arterial Bypass,Extracranial-Intracranial Arterial Bypasses,Revascularization, Brain,Revascularization, Cerebral,Revascularization, Cerebral Microsurgical,STA MCA Bypass,STA-MCA Bypasses
D003097 Collateral Circulation Maintenance of blood flow to an organ despite obstruction of a principal vessel. Blood flow is maintained through small vessels. Blood Circulation, Collateral,Circulation, Collateral,Collateral Blood Circulation,Collateral Circulation, Blood,Blood Collateral Circulation,Circulation, Blood Collateral,Circulation, Collateral Blood,Collateral Blood Circulations,Collateral Circulations,Collateral Circulations, Blood
D004621 Embolization, Therapeutic A method of hemostasis utilizing various agents such as Gelfoam, silastic, metal, glass, or plastic pellets, autologous clot, fat, and muscle as emboli. It has been used in the treatment of spinal cord and INTRACRANIAL ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATIONS, renal arteriovenous fistulas, gastrointestinal bleeding, epistaxis, hypersplenism, certain highly vascular tumors, traumatic rupture of blood vessels, and control of operative hemorrhage. Embolotherapy,Therapeutic Embolization,Embolizations, Therapeutic,Embolotherapies,Therapeutic Embolizations
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults

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