BACKGROUND AND IMPORTANCE: Aneurysms arising from the vertebral and posterior inferior cerebellar artery complex account for only 0.5 to 3% of all aneurysms. Surgery for these aneurysms is technically challenging because of the deep location and intimate relation with the medulla and lower cranial nerves. The authors report the case of a patient with a right vertebral-posterior inferior cerebellar artery complex (VA-PICA) aneurysm that was successfully clipped via an extended endoscopic endonasal transclival approach. CLINICAL PRESENTATION: A 74-year-old woman with the sudden onset of severe headache, nausea, and vomiting was admitted to our hospital. A computed tomography (CT) of the brain revealed diffuse subarachnoid hemorrhage associated with intraventricular hemorrhage and incipient hydrocephalus. Cerebral angiography revealed a 1.2-mm aneurysm arising at the origin of the right PICA. The aneurysm was considered unsuitable for selective coil embolization, so neck clipping was performed. With the use of an extended endoscopic endonasal transclival approach, the aneurysm was accurately reached endoscopically and successfully clipped from the parent artery. The patient was discharged neurologically intact. CONCLUSION: To the best of the authors' knowledge, this is the first report of a successfully treated VA-PICA ruptured aneurysm using a pure endoscopic endonasal transclival approach. Endoscopic surgery may be added to the armamentarium of procedures for the treatment of posterior circulation aneurysms.
BACKGROUND AND IMPORTANCE: Aneurysms arising from the vertebral and posterior inferior cerebellar artery complex account for only 0.5 to 3% of all aneurysms. Surgery for these aneurysms is technically challenging because of the deep location and intimate relation with the medulla and lower cranial nerves. The authors report the case of a patient with a right vertebral-posterior inferior cerebellar artery complex (VA-PICA) aneurysm that was successfully clipped via an extended endoscopic endonasal transclival approach. CLINICAL PRESENTATION: A 74-year-old woman with the sudden onset of severe headache, nausea, and vomiting was admitted to our hospital. A computed tomography (CT) of the brain revealed diffuse subarachnoid hemorrhage associated with intraventricular hemorrhage and incipient hydrocephalus. Cerebral angiography revealed a 1.2-mm aneurysm arising at the origin of the right PICA. The aneurysm was considered unsuitable for selective coil embolization, so neck clipping was performed. With the use of an extended endoscopic endonasal transclival approach, the aneurysm was accurately reached endoscopically and successfully clipped from the parent artery. The patient was discharged neurologically intact. CONCLUSION: To the best of the authors' knowledge, this is the first report of a successfully treated VA-PICA ruptured aneurysm using a pure endoscopic endonasal transclival approach. Endoscopic surgery may be added to the armamentarium of procedures for the treatment of posterior circulation aneurysms.
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