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Minimally Invasive Thumb-sized Pterional Craniotomy for Surgical Clip Ligation of Unruptured Anterior Circulation Aneurysms
Published on: August 11, 2015
Combined interhemispheric and pterional approach for ACOM and left MCA aneurysms
Satoshi Kiyofuji1, Tomohiro Inoue, Akira Tamura
1Department of Neurosurgery, Fuji Brain Institute and Hospital, Fujinomiya City, Shizuoka, Japan.
Abstract:
This video demonstrates combined two separate craniotomies for two difficult unruptured cerebral aneurysms. The anterior communicating artery (ACOM) aneurysm existed at a high position, projected posteriorly, and thus necessitated an interhemispheric approach. Left middle cerebral artery (MCA) aneurysm with complex figure was treated through a separate pterional approach. Meticulous micro-cisternal opening under high magnification enabled safe and effective exposure of both aneurysms with minimal brain retraction, which alleviated brain damage as shown in postoperative images. The video can be found here: http://youtu.be/mBYsaAVekCA .

