Endoscopic view of an internal carotid artery aneurysm presenting with hydrocephalus

Arthur Jose Maia Lopes; Fernando Campos Gomes Pinto; Eberval Gadelha Figueiredo; Manoel Jacobsen Teixeira

doi:10.1080/02688697.2017.1319459

Endoscopic view of an internal carotid artery aneurysm presenting with hydrocephalus

Br J Neurosurg. 2017 Dec;31(6):747-748. doi: 10.1080/02688697.2017.1319459. Epub 2017 May 5.

Authors

Arthur Jose Maia Lopes¹, Fernando Campos Gomes Pinto¹, Eberval Gadelha Figueiredo¹, Manoel Jacobsen Teixeira¹

Affiliation

¹ a Department of Neurology , University of São Paulo , Sao Paulo , Brazil.

PMID: 28475379
DOI: 10.1080/02688697.2017.1319459

Abstract

Giant aneurysms (>25 mm) represent approximately 5-10% of all intracranial aneurysms. In this paper it's reported a giant calcified aneurysm presenting with hydrocephalus. It's highlighted the pre-operative images and intra-operative endoscopic findings.

Keywords: Hydrocephalus; giant intracranial aneurysm; neuro-endoscopic surgery; ophthalmic segment aneurysm.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Brain / diagnostic imaging
Carotid Artery Diseases / complications
Carotid Artery Diseases / diagnostic imaging*
Carotid Artery Diseases / surgery*
Carotid Artery, Internal / diagnostic imaging*
Carotid Artery, Internal / surgery*
Endoscopy / methods*
Female
Humans
Hydrocephalus / diagnostic imaging
Hydrocephalus / etiology*
Hydrocephalus / surgery*
Intracranial Aneurysm / complications
Intracranial Aneurysm / diagnostic imaging*
Intracranial Aneurysm / surgery*
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt