International Journal of Integrated Health Sciences
Vol 4, No 2 (2016)

Rare Distal Anterior Choroidal Artery Aneurysm

Muhammad Zafrullah Arifin (Unknown)
Julius July (Unknown)
Bilzardy Ferry (Unknown)
Ahmad Faried (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
28 Sep 2016

Abstract

Objective: To describe a rare patient with ruptur aneurysm case of distal anterior choroidal artery (AChA) and intraventricular hemorrhage. A 56-year old female came to our hospital with chief complaint sudden onset of severe headache and vomiting.Methods: Head computed tomography (CT)-scan and angiography on the lesion was performed at the Department of Radiology, Siloam Hospital, Tangerang, Indonesia.Results: Head CT-scan imaging revealed an intraventricular hemorrhage, primarily in the right lateral ventricle, with slight enlargement of both lateral, 3rd and 4th ventricles. Angiography examination revealed a round vascular lesion at the wall of the posterior cornu of the lateral ventricle and an occlusion of the M1 base segment of the left middle cerebral artery.Conclusions: The lesion, distal AChA aneurysm, at the posterior cornu was reached using an infratemporal lobe approach with the help of neuronavigation. Microsurgical clipping was successfully performed.Keywords: Aneurysm, distal anterior choroidal artery, neuronavigation DOI: 10.15850/ijihs.v4n2.837

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Journal Info

Abbrev

ijihs

Publisher

Subject

Health Professions

Description

International Journal of Integrated Health Sciences (IJIHS) is a peer-review journal which publishes original articles, medical research, clinical research and case report. This journal is supported by Faculty of Medicine Universitas Padjadjaran and was launched on September 22nd 2012 and firstly ...