Interhemispheric transcallosal transforaminal approach for decompression of a giant superior cerebellar artery thrombosed aneurysm: Three-dimensional operative video.
Decompression
Giant aneurysm
Interhemispheric transcallosal transforaminal
SCA
Surgical approach
Journal
Surgical neurology international
ISSN: 2229-5097
Titre abrégé: Surg Neurol Int
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101535836
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
2020
2020
Historique:
received:
28
02
2020
accepted:
25
03
2020
entrez:
27
8
2020
pubmed:
28
8
2020
medline:
28
8
2020
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Giant brain aneurysms account for approximately 5% of all intracranial aneurysms, often presenting with intraluminal thrombosis that causes a mass effect in surrounding neural structures. Although its exact growing mechanism remains unknown, they have to be treated. Despite the most recent advances in neurosurgical fields, the best treatment modality remains unknown and surgery of giant superior cerebellar artery (SCA) aneurysms still is a challenge even for the most experienced neurosurgeons, due to their deep location, surrounding perforating vessels, and intraluminal thrombosis. In this video, we present the case of a 65-year-old woman with progressive hemiparesis and paresis of low cranial nerves. The symptoms were caused by a giant aneurysm located in the origin of the SCA. Despite endovascular embolization of the aneurysm and placement of a flow diverter stent, the aneurysm increased in size causing symptoms progression. In that scenario, we decided to perform a microsurgical decompression of the aneurysm thrombus and coagulation of the vasa vasorum, to reduce the mass effect and prevent the aneurysm from keep growing. Through an extensive description of the surgical anatomy, we illustrate an interhemispheric transcallosal transforaminal approach, with the removal of anterior thalamic tubercle to widely expose the aneurysm dome. The surgery was successfully performed, and the patient symptoms improved. The patient signed the Institutional Consent Form, which allows the use of her images and videos for any type of medical publications in conferences and/or scientific articles.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
Giant brain aneurysms account for approximately 5% of all intracranial aneurysms, often presenting with intraluminal thrombosis that causes a mass effect in surrounding neural structures. Although its exact growing mechanism remains unknown, they have to be treated. Despite the most recent advances in neurosurgical fields, the best treatment modality remains unknown and surgery of giant superior cerebellar artery (SCA) aneurysms still is a challenge even for the most experienced neurosurgeons, due to their deep location, surrounding perforating vessels, and intraluminal thrombosis.
CASE DESCRIPTION
METHODS
In this video, we present the case of a 65-year-old woman with progressive hemiparesis and paresis of low cranial nerves. The symptoms were caused by a giant aneurysm located in the origin of the SCA. Despite endovascular embolization of the aneurysm and placement of a flow diverter stent, the aneurysm increased in size causing symptoms progression. In that scenario, we decided to perform a microsurgical decompression of the aneurysm thrombus and coagulation of the vasa vasorum, to reduce the mass effect and prevent the aneurysm from keep growing.
CONCLUSION
CONCLUSIONS
Through an extensive description of the surgical anatomy, we illustrate an interhemispheric transcallosal transforaminal approach, with the removal of anterior thalamic tubercle to widely expose the aneurysm dome. The surgery was successfully performed, and the patient symptoms improved. The patient signed the Institutional Consent Form, which allows the use of her images and videos for any type of medical publications in conferences and/or scientific articles.
Identifiants
pubmed: 32844049
doi: 10.25259/SNI_78_2020
pii: SNI-11-84
pmc: PMC7193653
doi:
Types de publication
Case Reports
Langues
eng
Pagination
84Informations de copyright
Copyright: © 2020 Surgical Neurology International.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
There are no conflicts of interest.
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