J Korean Neurosurg Soc.  1994 Mar;23(3):346-351.

A case of Large Aneurysm of the Anterior Ethmoidal Artery Associated with an Anatomically Related Arteriovenous Malformation

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  • 1Department of neurosurgery, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea.

Abstract

The authors report a case of ruptured large saccular aneurysm of anterior ethmoidal artery, ethmoidal artery associated with anatomically related arteriovenous malformation(AVM). The patient was a 49-year-male who presented with severe headache followed by deteriorated consciousness. Computerized tomography and Magnetic resonance imaging revealed intracerebral hemorrhage in left the frontal lobe and intraventricular hemorrhage and contrast enhancing ring-like mass in the frontobasal area. The cerbral angiography showed anterior ethmoidal artery aneurysm with abnormal vascularity in arterial phase. The patient was treated successfully by clipping of the aneurysm and removing of AVM, Among the reference, I have reviewed this paper is the first case report on the anterior ethmoidal artery aneurysm associated with AVM.

Keyword

Anterior ethmoidal artery aneurysm; AVM; Angiography

MeSH Terms

Aneurysm*
Angiography
Arteries*
Arteriovenous Malformations*
Cerebral Hemorrhage
Consciousness
Frontal Lobe
Headache
Hemorrhage
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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