J Korean Neurosurg Soc.
1997 Jul;26(7):1007-1010.
True Posterior Communicating Artery Aneurysm
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Neurosurgery, School of Medicine, Wonkwang University, Iksan, Korea.
Abstract
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Most so-called aneurysms of the posterior communicating artery(PcomA) are actually aneurysms of the internal carotid-PcomA junction, and microsurgery has enabled us to recognize the relation of these aneurysms to the PcomA. A 62-year-old woman with subarachnoid hemorrhage showed a saccular aneurysm arising from the PcomA itself, and successful clipping was carried out. In this paper, we discuss certain unique characteristics of this aneurysm, and related surgical procedures.