Surgical strategy for distal anterior cerebral artery aneurysms: microsurgical anatomy.

Abstract:

OBJECT:Most distal anterior cerebral artery (ACA) aneurysms arise at the pericallosal-callosomarginal artery (PerA-CMA) junction, which is usually located in the A3 segment of the ACA around the genu of the corpus callosum. Aneurysms in the PerA-CMA junction are divided into two types according to their location: supracallosal and infracallosal. Infracallosal distal ACA aneurysms are defined as those located in the lower half of the A3 segment, which makes it more difficult to gain proximal control. In this study, the authors examined the microsurgical anatomy of the distal ACA region, focusing especially on the relationship between the PerA and CMA located in the lower half of the A3 (infracallosal) segment, and present a surgical strategy for dealing with distal ACA aneurysms. METHODS:The microsurgical anatomy of the distal ACA region was examined in 22 adult cadaveric cerebral hemispheres after perfusion of the arteries and veins with colored silicone. The relationships of the infracallosal segment of the PerA to the CMA and the A2 segment of the PerA to the frontopolar artery were examined. The distance between the nasion and the site at which a parallel line directed along the long axis of the infracallosal PerA just proximal to the origin of the CMA artery crosses the forehead (which we have named the PC point) was also measured. Surgical approaches to distal ACA aneurysms were examined in stepwise dissections. CONCLUSIONS:The PerA-CMA junctions were located in the supracallosal and infracallosal segments of A3 in 36 and 55% of cases, respectively. In the infracallosal region, it was difficult to identify the proximal PerA and to establish proximal control of the vessel. The infracallosal part of the proximal PerA coursed almost parallel to the frontal cranial base, and the PC point was 42.2 +/- 15.9 mm (mean +/- standard deviation) from the nasion. These findings indicate that there is only a limited space in which to access an infracallosal distal ACA aneurysm below the PC point and establish proximal control by the anterior interhemispheric approach. When the approach is made above the PC point, an anterior callosotomy may be necessary to establish proximal control before final aneurysm dissection and clip placement are completed. The PC point is an important surgical landmark in planning the surgical strategy for infracallosal distal ACA aneurysms.

journal_name

J Neurosurg

journal_title

Journal of neurosurgery

authors

Kawashima M,Matsushima T,Sasaki T

doi

10.3171/jns.2003.99.3.0517

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2003-09-01 00:00:00

pages

517-25

issue

3

eissn

0022-3085

issn

1933-0693

journal_volume

99

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