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Multidisciplinary management for the treatment of proximal posterior inferior cerebellar artery aneurysms

Authors
 Kwang-Chun Cho  ;  Yong Bae Kim  ;  Sang Hyun Suh  ;  Jin Yang Joo  ;  Chang-Ki Hong 
Citation
 NEUROLOGICAL RESEARCH, Vol.39(5) : 403-413, 2017 
Journal Title
NEUROLOGICAL RESEARCH
ISSN
 0161-6412 
Issue Date
2017
MeSH
Cerebral Angiography ; Cerebral Arteries/diagnostic imaging ; Cerebral Arteries/surgery ; Disease Management ; Female ; Follow-Up Studies ; Humans ; Intracranial Aneurysm/diagnostic imaging ; Intracranial Aneurysm/therapy ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Retrospective Studies ; Treatment Outcome ; Vascular Surgical Procedures/methods ; Vertebral Artery/diagnostic imaging ; Vertebral Artery/surgery
Keywords
Posterior inferior cerebellar artery ; aneurysm ; bypass ; endovascular ; subarachnoid hemorrhage
Abstract
OBJECTIVES:

Aneurysms of the proximal posterior inferior cerebellar artery (PICA) are rare. The management of proximal PICA aneurysms is challenging with either surgical or endovascular treatment. We report our successful experience of treating PICA aneurysms with a multimodal approach.

METHODS:

Of 2382 treated aneurysms, 22 aneurysms in 21 patients (male:female 8:13, mean age 48.9 years) were enrolled from March 1998 to December 2015. We treated the aneurysms with a multimodal approach and performed angiography to examine aneurysm regrowth at the 12 months follow-up. Clinical outcomes were evaluated based on the modified Rankin Score (mRS) at the time of discharge and 12 months postoperatively. The treatment modality was mainly dependent on the character of the aneurysms and the clinical presentation of the patients.

RESULTS:

Microsurgery was performed in seven patients, which entailed proximal occlusion with distal revascularization in two and microsurgical clipping in five. Endovascular treatment was performed in 10 patients because of a serious medical condition, or vertebral artery (VA)/ or PICA tortuosity. Four were treated with coil embolization and six with stent or balloon-assisted coil embolization. Combined surgical and endovascular treatment was applied in four patients. They were treated with distal revascularization followed by occlusion with coils of the aneurysm-incorporated PICA. All patients achieved complete cure of the PICA aneurysms without complications except for one case of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leakage.

DISCUSSION:

Endovascular and microvascular neurosurgeons should work closely in managing these challenging problems. Neurosurgeons should consider multimodal treatment in these cases including trapping after occipital artery (OA)-PICA bypass.
Full Text
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/01616412.2017.1298691
DOI
10.1080/01616412.2017.1298691
Appears in Collections:
1. College of Medicine (의과대학) > Dept. of Neurosurgery (신경외과학교실) > 1. Journal Papers
1. College of Medicine (의과대학) > Dept. of Radiology (영상의학교실) > 1. Journal Papers
Yonsei Authors
Kim, Yong Bae(김용배) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2262-7157
Suh, Sang Hyun(서상현) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7098-4901
Cho, Kwang Chun(조광천) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0261-9283
Joo, Jin Yang(주진양)
Hong, Chang Ki(홍창기) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2761-0373
URI
https://ir.ymlib.yonsei.ac.kr/handle/22282913/160724
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