Anterior communicating artery complex fenestration combined with tandem aneurysm: a case report and literature review

Medicine (Baltimore). 2020 May;99(19):e20013. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000020013.

Abstract

Introduction: Clinically, anterior communicating artery complex fenestration combined with fenestration-related aneurysms is rare, and combination of this condition with tandem aneurysms is even rarer.

Patient concerns: A case of a 43-year-old man with spontaneous subarachnoid hemorrhage.

Diagnosis: A computed tomography angiography examination revealed a fenestrated anterior communicating artery complex combined with 2 aneurysms. Then, a digital subtraction angiography examination was performed to further determine the diagnosis, which showed a complex anatomical structure of the local tissue. After the aneurysms ruptured, they were partially wrapped by a hematoma and compressed, which increased the difficulty of surgery.

Interventions: An endovascular interventional therapy method was chosen, and a simple coil was successfully inserted through the blood vessel into the tandem aneurysms to maintain the integrity of the anatomical structure.

Outcomes: The patient recovered well postoperatively. An imaging review after the operation did not show the aneurysms, and the upper and lower branches were patent.

Conclusion: Therefore, endovascular treatment is an appropriate choice for arterial fenestration combined with tandem aneurysms, once the aneurysms have ruptured.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aneurysm, Ruptured* / diagnosis
  • Aneurysm, Ruptured* / physiopathology
  • Aneurysm, Ruptured* / surgery
  • Angiography, Digital Subtraction / methods
  • Cerebral Angiography / methods*
  • Cerebral Arteries* / diagnostic imaging
  • Cerebral Arteries* / pathology
  • Cerebral Arteries* / surgery
  • Computed Tomography Angiography / methods
  • Embolization, Therapeutic / methods*
  • Endovascular Procedures / methods*
  • Humans
  • Intracranial Aneurysm / complications
  • Intracranial Aneurysm / diagnostic imaging
  • Male
  • Neurosurgical Procedures / methods*
  • Subarachnoid Hemorrhage* / diagnostic imaging
  • Subarachnoid Hemorrhage* / etiology
  • Subarachnoid Hemorrhage* / surgery
  • Treatment Outcome