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False aneurysms of the intracavernous carotid artery--report of 7 cases.

Abstract：

:We present 7 cases of false intracavernous carotid artery aneurysms. Four occurred after trauma and three were caused iatrogenically. Two of the latter occurred in patients with pituitary adenomas, one after transsphenoidal microsurgery and the other after yttrium [YI90] seed implantation into the sella. The third iatrogenic aneurysm was seen shortly after transcavernous tumour surgery. In five of our seven patients massive, delayed, life-threatening epistaxis was the leading symptom. All traumatic cases were associated with immediate unilateral blindness or blurred vision and with skull base fractures. One of these had a concomitant carotid cavernous fistula. Treatment of choice of our 5 recent cases was permanent balloon occlusion of the intracavernous carotid artery at the level of the lesion. Collateral circulation was evaluated prior to definitive carotid occlusion using a balloon test occlusion. During the balloon test adequate collateral circulation was defined as symmetric angiographic filling of both hemispheres. Awake patients were neurologically examined continuously. In unconscious patients transcranial Doppler sonography, electroencephalographic and somatosensory evoked potential monitoring was used in addition. Intra-operative heparin administration was not reversed with protamin. A postoperative continuous heparin infusion was not found necessary. In our two early cases this technique was not available: In the first case we accomplished aneurysm occlusion by a surgically introduced Fogarty balloon catheter. Our second patient needed surgical trapping of the involved carotid after early unsuccessful attempts of selective aneurysm occlusion. After treatment no further epistaxis occurred. Follow-up angiography showed persistent aneurysm occlusion. The results were excellent in 5 cases and good in 1 case. One patient with bilateral lesions suffered a stroke after occlusion of the second, remaining carotid artery, despite functioning bilateral extra-intracranial bypasses. Four years later there is a mild dysphasia still present in this patient. The mean follow-up time was 75.6 months.

journal_name

Acta Neurochir (Wien)

journal_title

Acta neurochirurgica

authors

Bavinzski G,Killer M,Knosp E,Ferraz-Leite H,Gruber A,Richling B

doi

10.1007/BF01850866

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

1997-01-01 00:00:00

pages

37-43

issue

eissn

0001-6268

issn

0942-0940

journal_volume

139

pub_type

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False aneurysms of the intracavernous carotid artery--report of 7 cases.