Optic Nerve Decompression from Coil Mass Impingement and Adhesion Following Large Internal Cerebral Artery Aneurysm Coil Embolization: 2-Dimensional Operative Video.

Operative Neurosurgery
Benjamin K Hendricks, Robert F Spetzler

Abstract

Aneurysmal mass effect is a consideration for treatment modality selection, particularly in the setting of cranial neuropathy or obstructive hydrocephalus. However, the extent of consequences related to mass effect is not always apparent periprocedurally from the original treatment. This unique video highlights a patient who underwent previous coil occlusion of a supraclinoid internal carotid artery (ICA) aneurysm with subsequent occlusion of the ipsilateral ICA who presented 16 yr later with progressive worsening hemianopsia. The preoperative imaging was suggestive of coil mass impingement prompting operative intervention for decompression. Intraoperative inspection demonstrated that the coil mass was exerting mass effect on the optic nerve and had partially migrated out of the aneurysm dome into the optic nerve. The ICA was also transected and mobilized to further reduce mass effect. Careful microsurgical decompression was achieved and prevented further visual compromise. The patient gave informed consent for surgery and video recording. Institutional review board approval was deemed unnecessary. Used with permission from Barrow Neurological Institute, Phoenix, Arizona.

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