Anatomical variations and anomalies of the anterior communicating artery complex.
1. Anatomical variations
2. Anatomical anomalies
3. Neurovascular anatomy
4. Anterior communicating artery
5. Recurrent artery of Heubner
6. Anterior cerebral artery
Journal
World neurosurgery
ISSN: 1878-8769
Titre abrégé: World Neurosurg
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101528275
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
15 Dec 2023
15 Dec 2023
Historique:
received:
07
07
2023
revised:
10
12
2023
accepted:
11
12
2023
medline:
18
12
2023
pubmed:
18
12
2023
entrez:
17
12
2023
Statut:
aheadofprint
Résumé
Intracranial arteries have a high rate of variation, but a clear schematic overview is lacking. In this pictorial review we classify and depict all variations and anomalies within the anterior communicating artery complex. PubMed was searched with the terms "Anterior Communicating Artery" AND "Variations" OR "Anomalies." Articles were selected based on their description of variants. Cross referencing was used to broaden the range of variations. The variations were then schematically drawn. The surgical view during pterional craniotomy and transsylvian approach was used as a baseline. A total of 42 variants were identified and schematically drawn and classified into A1 / A2 segment, anterior communicating artery and the recurrent artery of Heubner. In this review we classify and depict all variations and anomalies within the Anterior Communicating Artery Complex. Anatomical knowledge of this region is of utmost importance during microsurgical clipping to prevent complications. This overview could prove useful in both microsurgical and endovascular management of patients with aneurysms of the anterior communicating artery.
Identifiants
pubmed: 38104930
pii: S1878-8750(23)01781-3
doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2023.12.060
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2023. Published by Elsevier Inc.