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- Department of Neurosurgery, Clinical Neurosciences Center, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, United States.
Correspondence Address:
William T. Couldwell, Department of Neurosurgery, Clinical Neurosciences Center, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, United States.
DOI:10.25259/SNI_569_2022
Copyright: © 2022 Surgical Neurology International This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-Share Alike 4.0 License, which allows others to remix, transform, and build upon the work non-commercially, as long as the author is credited and the new creations are licensed under the identical terms.How to cite this article: Robert C. Rennert, Karol P. Budohoski, Vance R. Mortimer, William T. Couldwell. Double bypass for mycotic middle cerebral artery aneurysm. 05-Aug-2022;13:333
How to cite this URL: Robert C. Rennert, Karol P. Budohoski, Vance R. Mortimer, William T. Couldwell. Double bypass for mycotic middle cerebral artery aneurysm. 05-Aug-2022;13:333. Available from: https://surgicalneurologyint.com/?post_type=surgicalint_articles&p=11760
Date of Submission
21-Jun-2022
Date of Acceptance
01-Jul-2022
Date of Web Publication
05-Aug-2022
Abstract
Background: Ruptured intracranial mycotic aneurysms have high morbidity and mortality and present unique surgical challenges because of vessel friability.[
Case Description: A 33-year-old man with no medical history who presented with fevers and peripheral septic emboli was found to have infective cardiac valve vegetations. He reported headaches and left arm weakness; an irregular 7 × 8 × 9 mm bilobed middle cerebral artery mycotic aneurysm involving multiple M3 branches with subarachnoid hemorrhage was found on cranial imaging. Multifocal and small intraparenchymal hemorrhages from septic emboli were also seen. Clip trapping and revascularization were recommended. A right frontotemporal craniectomy was performed, preserving the superficial temporal artery. After extradural exposure, a hole was drilled in the middle fossa floor lateral to the foramen ovale. The Sylvian fissure was split and the larger M3 branch was isolated. An endoscopically harvested saphenous vein graft was anastomosed to the cervical external carotid artery, tunneled through the middle fossa floor, and anastomosed end-to-side to the larger M3. The aneurysm was clip trapped and the involved smaller M3 was transected and anastomosed end-toend to the superficial temporal artery. Indocyanine green videoangiography confirmed patency of both bypasses. Postoperatively, the patient received antibiotics and a mitral valve replacement. He was neurologically intact on 1-month and 2-year follow-up.
Conclusion: Although technically demanding, tailored revascularization and clipping of ruptured mycotic cerebral aneurysms are a viable treatment option for these complex lesions.
Keywords: Cerebral revascularization, High-flow bypass, Mycotic aneurysm
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Annotations[1]
0:06 – Patient history. 0:18 – Preoperative imaging. 0:48 – Operative positioning. 0:56 – Surgical procedure.
Declaration of patient consent
Patient’s consent not required as patient’s identity is not disclosed or compromised.
Financial support and sponsorship
Nil.
Conflicts of interest
There are no conflicts of interest.
References
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