Endovascular management of a ruptured aneurysm associated with distal PICA fenestration

Fenestrations are rare but well-known arterial anatomic variations in which a segment of artery divides into two parallel channels that reunite distally. Although fenestrations as such are asymptomatic, they have gained clinical significance because of their association with aneurysms and other intr...

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Published in:Interventional neuroradiology 2019-08, Vol.25 (4), p.430-433
Main Authors: Nadarajah, Jeyaseelan, Jain, Nishchint, Sebastian, Leve Joseph Devarajan, Gaikwad, SB, Garg, Ajay, Prabhakar, Anuj
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Anatomic Variation
Aneurysm
Aneurysm, Ruptured - complications
Aneurysm, Ruptured - surgery
Endovascular Procedures - methods
Female
Humans
Intracranial Aneurysm - complications
Intracranial Aneurysm - surgery
Vertebral Artery - anatomy & histology
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Summary:Fenestrations are rare but well-known arterial anatomic variations in which a segment of artery divides into two parallel channels that reunite distally. Although fenestrations as such are asymptomatic, they have gained clinical significance because of their association with aneurysms and other intracranial vascular pathologies. Here we present a 35-year-old woman with history of sudden severe occipital headache and vomiting. Imaging revealed a ruptured aneurysm in the distal posterior inferior cerebellar artery arising from one of the limbs of the fenestration. The aneurysm was successfully managed by coiling, and the patient made complete recovery without neurological sequelae.
ISSN:1591-0199
2385-2011
DOI:10.1177/1591019919838194