Simultaneous posterior communicating artery aneurysm clipping and selective amygdalohippocampectomy via direct lateral access through the mesial temporal lobe to the basal cisterns.

Department

Neurosurgery

Document Type

Article

Abstract

We report a 23-year-old man with intractable epilepsy and an incidental posterior communicating artery aneurysm who was treated simultaneously for both pathologies. He was counseled regarding the potential to treat both pathologies with one procedure. He elected to undergo a simultaneous approach. The patient was doing well at his 5-month follow-up examination with no residual seizures or neurologic deficits. We conclude that access to aneurysms within the basal cisterns is viable with transchoroidal approaches through the temporal horn of the lateral ventricle. Anterior extension through portions of the amygdala further increases access. In our patient, selective amygdalohippocampectomy and posterior communicating artery aneurysm clipping were performed during the same surgical setting/approach. This directly lateral corridor allowed our young patient with an incidental aneurysm to undergo a less invasive combined operation rather than two separate procedures.

Medical Subject Headings

Amygdala; Epilepsy; Hippocampus; Humans; Intracranial Aneurysm; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Male; Neurosurgical Procedures; Temporal Lobe; Treatment Outcome; Young Adult

Publication Date

5-1-2011

Publication Title

Journal of clinical neuroscience : official journal of the Neurosurgical Society of Australasia

ISSN

1532-2653

Volume

18

Issue

5

First Page

699

Last Page

701

PubMed ID

21435881

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

10.1016/j.jocn.2010.09.022

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