Endovascular treatment of supraclinoid internal carotid artery aneurysms

Biraj M Patel; Azam Ahmed; David Niemann

doi:10.1016/j.nec.2014.04.003

Endovascular treatment of supraclinoid internal carotid artery aneurysms

Neurosurg Clin N Am. 2014 Jul;25(3):425-35. doi: 10.1016/j.nec.2014.04.003.

Authors

Biraj M Patel¹, Azam Ahmed¹, David Niemann²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Radiology, University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, 600 Highland Avenue, Madison, WI 53705, USA; Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, 600 Highland Avenue, Madison, WI 53705, USA.
² Department of Radiology, University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, 600 Highland Avenue, Madison, WI 53705, USA; Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, 600 Highland Avenue, Madison, WI 53705, USA. Electronic address: d.niemann@neurosurgery.wisconsin.edu.

PMID: 24994082
DOI: 10.1016/j.nec.2014.04.003

Abstract

Endovascular management of intracranial aneurysms has advanced significantly over the last couple decades and continues to evolve, including aneurysms within the subgroup of supraclinoid internal carotid artery (ophthalmic, superior hypophyseal, posterior communicating, anterior choroidal, dorsal wall/blister, and carotid terminus).

Keywords: Anterior choroidal; Blister; Dorsal wall; Ophthalmic; Posterior communicating aneurysms; Superior hypophyseal; Supraclinoid.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Adult
Carotid Artery Diseases / surgery*
Carotid Artery, Internal / pathology
Carotid Artery, Internal / surgery*
Endovascular Procedures*
Female
Humans
Intracranial Aneurysm / surgery*
Male
Middle Aged