Successful treatment of a blood blister-like aneurysm of the internal carotid artery by trapping with a high-flow bypass

J Clin Neurosci. 2008 Jul;15(7):797-800. doi: 10.1016/j.jocn.2007.03.012. Epub 2008 Apr 10.

Abstract

Treatment of blood blister-like aneurysms of the internal carotid artery (ICA) is difficult because the wall of the aneurysm is fragile and there is a high risk of rebleeding. There has been no consensus on the best way to treat these aneurysms. A 32-year-old woman presented with subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) caused by a ruptured blood blister-like aneurysm of the ICA. The site of the aneursym was clipped. Although angiography 1week after the operation showed that the aneurysm had been treated successfully, 3 weeks after the initial operation, the aneurysm was found to have recurred to the distal side. In a second operation, the aneurysm was successfully treated by trapping with a high-flow bypass. This case shows that clipping of the rupture site can be insufficient to treat blood blister-like aneurysm of the ICA causing SAH, even if the aneurysm seems to have resolved in follow-up angiographic studies. Trapping of the ICA with a bypass, if necessary a high-flow bypass, is recommended.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aneurysm / pathology
  • Aneurysm / physiopathology
  • Aneurysm / surgery*
  • Carotid Artery, Internal / diagnostic imaging
  • Carotid Artery, Internal / pathology
  • Carotid Artery, Internal / surgery*
  • Carotid Artery, Internal, Dissection / pathology
  • Carotid Artery, Internal, Dissection / physiopathology
  • Carotid Artery, Internal, Dissection / surgery*
  • Cerebral Angiography
  • Cerebral Arteries / anatomy & histology
  • Cerebral Arteries / diagnostic imaging
  • Circle of Willis / diagnostic imaging
  • Circle of Willis / pathology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Neurosurgical Procedures / instrumentation
  • Neurosurgical Procedures / methods*
  • Recurrence
  • Reoperation / methods*
  • Subarachnoid Hemorrhage / diagnostic imaging
  • Subarachnoid Hemorrhage / etiology
  • Subarachnoid Hemorrhage / pathology
  • Surgical Instruments
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Vascular Surgical Procedures / instrumentation
  • Vascular Surgical Procedures / methods*