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Intracerebral hemorrhage caused by rupture of a giant aneurysm complicating superficial temporal artery–middle cerebral artery anastomosis for moyamoya disease

Authors: Ki Seong Eom, Dae Won Kim, Sung Don Kang

Published in: Acta Neurochirurgica | Issue 6/2010

Abstract

Introduction

Aneurysm formation at the anastomosis site after extracranial–intracranial (EC–IC) bypass surgery for major arterial occlusion or stenosis due to atherosclerosis has only been reported a few times previously. However, no case describing the formation of a giant aneurysm after EC–IC bypass surgery has been reported to date. Additionally, this complication associated with moyamoya disease is extremely rare, and only one case has been reported so far.

Clinical report

We report a case of a 51-year-old woman having a rare complication of intracerebral hemorrhage due to rupture of a giant aneurysm that developed after superficial temporal artery–middle cerebral artery anastomosis for the treatment of moyamoya disease.

Conclusion

To the best of our knowledge, this is the first reported case of a giant aneurysm, also the largest so far occurring after EC–IC bypass surgery and the second reported case of a rupture of an aneurysm formed after bypass surgery for moyamoya disease.

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Title: Intracerebral hemorrhage caused by rupture of a giant aneurysm complicating superficial temporal artery–middle cerebral artery anastomosis for moyamoya disease
Authors: Ki Seong Eom
Dae Won Kim
Sung Don Kang
Publication date: 01-06-2010
Publisher: Springer Vienna
Published in: Acta Neurochirurgica / Issue 6/2010
Print ISSN: 0001-6268
Electronic ISSN: 0942-0940
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00701-009-0550-8

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Intracerebral hemorrhage caused by rupture of a giant aneurysm complicating superficial temporal artery–middle cerebral artery anastomosis for moyamoya disease

Abstract

Introduction

Clinical report

Conclusion

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Abstract

Introduction

Clinical report

Conclusion

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