Parent Artery Occlusion against Dissecting Aneurysm Involving the Proximal Anterior Inferior Cerebellar Artery: Case Report and Literature Review

NMC Case Report Journal
Yoshimichi SatoTeiji Tominaga

Abstract

Dissecting aneurysms of the anterior inferior cerebellar artery (AICA) are rare. Few reports suggested that coil embolization and parent artery occlusion (PAO) would be valuable treatment options against dissecting AICA aneurysms. We report a case of PAO against dissecting aneurysm involving the proximal AICA and discuss the therapeutics and literature review of this pathology. A 69-year-old woman was referred to our hospital, and neurological examination revealed a semicoma (Hunt and Hess grade IV). Brain computed tomography (CT) established the diagnosis of Fisher group 3 subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH), CT angiography revealed an extravasation near the clivus, while digital subtraction angiography showed no signs of dissection. Conservative treatment was administered, and repeated angiography on day 13 showed a pseudoaneurysm and false lumen in the left proximal AICA. The patient was in poor health condition, and endovascular therapy (EVT) of the left AICA was performed to minimize invasion. The PAO was successful with no severe ischemic damage to the brainstem and cerebellum. However, the general condition gradually deteriorated, and the patient expired on day 24. Since open surgery for dissecting AICA aneurysm is technically...Continue Reading

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