Turkish Neurosurgery 2014 , Vol 24 , Num 3
Complete Spontaneous Thrombosis and Recanalization of a Ruptured Posterior Cerebral Artery Aneurysm
Du WEI1,2, Zhou JINGRU2, Fan CUNGANG2, Xue YAKE1, Wang DONGLIANG2, Wei ZHENGMAO2, Wei XINTING1, Zhang QINGJUN2
1The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Department of Neurosurgery, Zhengzhou, Henan, China
2Peking University People’s Hospital, Department of Neurosurgery, Beijing, China
DOI : 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.7278-12.0 Complete spontaneous thrombosis followed by recanalization of non-giant aneurysms is a rare event that can be discovered incidentally on advanced neural images. In this case report, the authors described a woman who presented with subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) and left posterior cerebral artery (PCA) territory ischemic stroke. Cerebral angiography revealed a left PCA aneurysm at the P1-P2 junction. The patient received conservative treatment and repeated cerebral angiography 4 weeks later demonstrated the disappeared aneurysm. Subsequent magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT) demonstrated the totally thrombosed aneurysm with hydrocephalus. Ventriculo-peritoneal shunt surgery for hydrocephalus was performed and the patient noted a great improvement of the neurological deficit. Follow-up contrast-enhanced CT after 10 weeks revealed recurrence of the aneurysm. This case provides insight into the natural dynamic process of intracranial aneurysm, and a complete thrombosed aneurysm has the potential for recanalization. Keywords : Intracranial aneurysm, Subarachnoid hemorrhage, Spontaneous thrombosis, Recanalization
Corresponding author : Zhang Qıngjun, zhangqjpku@126.com