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Minimally Invasive Thumb-sized Pterional Craniotomy for Surgical Clip Ligation of Unruptured Anterior Circulation Aneurysms
Published on: August 11, 2015
Endoscopic clipping of an anterior communicating artery aneurysm
Sanjeev Kumar1, Debabrata Sahana2, Ghanshyam Sasapardhi2
1Department of Neurosurgery, DKS Post Graduate Institute and Research Center, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, 492001, India. ksanjeev79@gmail.com.
Background:
Anterior communicating artery aneurysms are most prone to rupture. Surgically, they are conventionally being managed by a pterional approach. Some neurosurgeons prefer a supraorbital keyhole approach in select cases. Fully endoscopic clipping of such aneurysms is seldom described.
Method:
We clipped an antero-inferiorly directed anterior communicating artery aneurysm endoscopically via a supraorbital keyhole approach. The intraoperative aneurysmal rupture was also managed endoscopically. The patient made an excellent postoperative recovery without any neurological deficits.
Conclusion:
Select cases of anterior communicating artery aneurysms can be clipped endoscopically using standard instruments and adhering to the basic principles of aneurysm clipping.
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