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- Department of Neurological Surgery, Clinical Neurosciences Center, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States.
Correspondence Address:
William T. Couldwell, Department of Neurological Surgery, Clinical Neurosciences Center, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States.
DOI:10.25259/SNI_1121_2021
Copyright: © 2021 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, tweak, 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, Spencer Twitchell, Karol P. Budohoski, William T. Couldwell. Combined subtemporal and pterional approach for clipping of multiple aneurysms. 20-Dec-2021;12:619
How to cite this URL: Robert C. Rennert, Spencer Twitchell, Karol P. Budohoski, William T. Couldwell. Combined subtemporal and pterional approach for clipping of multiple aneurysms. 20-Dec-2021;12:619. Available from: https://surgicalneurologyint.com/?post_type=surgicalint_articles&p=11302
Date of Submission
09-Nov-2021
Date of Acceptance
25-Nov-2021
Date of Web Publication
20-Dec-2021
Abstract
Background: Despite ongoing improvements in endovascular techniques, open surgical management of basilar apex aneurysms is occasionally necessary.[
Case Description: A 48-year-old woman presented with a Hunt and Hess 1 and Fisher Grade 3 subarachnoid hemorrhage from a small and broad-necked basilar apex aneurysm that was not amenable to endovascular management. An unruptured left A1-A2 anterior cerebral artery aneurysm was also noted on vascular imaging. The patient underwent a combined right subtemporal and pterional approach for sequential clipping of the basilar and anterior communicating artery aneurysms. The third nerve, running between the posterior cerebral artery and the superior cerebellar artery, guided dissection to the basilar artery in the subtemporal approach. A temporary clip was placed on a vessel-free zone of the basilar trunk during dissection of perforators off the posterior aspect of the aneurysm dome. A fenestrated clip around the right P1 segment was used to ensure complete occlusion of the aneurysm. Indocyanine green angiography was used to confirm successful clipping and patency of parent and perforating vessels. The unruptured A1-A2 aneurysm was clipped without difficulty from the pterional trajectory. The patient had an uneventful postoperative recovery with the exception of transient right third nerve palsy.
Conclusion: As highlighted by this case, maintenance of open surgical skills for the treatment of complex aneurysms unamenable to endovascular therapies is critical.
Keywords: Anterior communicating artery aneurysm, Basilar aneurysm, Clipping, Microsurgery
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0:13 - Clinical history 0:21 - Preoperative imaging 0:44 - Operative positioning 0:59 - Operative procedure.
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The authors certify that they have obtained all appropriate patient consent.
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