Posteroinferior cerebellar artery aneurysms: Influence of angioanatomy on the safety of flow diversion treatment

Michael Ghali; Yi Zhang; Peter Kan; Gavin Britz

doi:10.4103/ajns.AJNS_120_18

Asian Journal of Neurosurgery, Table of Contents

CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Asian J Neurosurg 2019; 14(04): 1063-1067
DOI: 10.4103/ajns.AJNS_120_18

Review Article

Posteroinferior cerebellar artery aneurysms: Influence of angioanatomy on the safety of flow diversion treatment

Authors

Michael Ghali

Department of Neurosurgery, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, Texas
Yi Zhang

Department of Neurosurgery, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, Texas
Peter Kan

¹Department of Neurosurgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
Gavin Britz

Department of Neurosurgery, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, Texas

Abstract

Several anatomical variables critically influence therapeutic strategies for posteroinferior cerebellar artery (PICA) aneurysms and, specifically, the safety of flow diversion for these lesions. We review the microsurgical anatomy of the PICA, discussing and detailing these considerations in the treatment of aneurysms of this vessel from a theoretical perspective and in light of our previously published clinical results.

Key-words:

Anatomy - endovascular - flow diversion - pipeline - posteroinferior cerebellar artery

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