True aneurysm of the proximal occipital artery: Case report

INTRODUCTION: True aneurysms of the proximal occipital artery are rare, may cause neurological symptoms due to compression of the hypoglossal nerve and their resection may be technically demanding. PRESENTATION OF CASE: The case of an aneurysm of the proximal occipital artery causing discomfort and...

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Autores principales: Illuminati, Giulio, Cannistrà, Marco, Pizzardi, Giulia, Pasqua, Rocco, Frezzotti, Francesca, Calio’, Francesco G.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5814384/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29438855
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijscr.2018.01.011
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author Illuminati, Giulio
Cannistrà, Marco
Pizzardi, Giulia
Pasqua, Rocco
Frezzotti, Francesca
Calio’, Francesco G.
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Pasqua, Rocco
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description INTRODUCTION: True aneurysms of the proximal occipital artery are rare, may cause neurological symptoms due to compression of the hypoglossal nerve and their resection may be technically demanding. PRESENTATION OF CASE: The case of an aneurysm of the proximal occipital artery causing discomfort and tongue deviation by compression on the hypoglossal nerve is reported. Postoperative course after resection was followed by complete regression of symptoms. CONCLUSION: Surgical resection, as standard treatment of aneurysms of the occipital artery, with the eventual technical adjunct of intubation by the nose is effective in durably relieving symptoms and preventing aneurysm-related complication.
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spelling pubmed-58143842018-02-20 True aneurysm of the proximal occipital artery: Case report Illuminati, Giulio Cannistrà, Marco Pizzardi, Giulia Pasqua, Rocco Frezzotti, Francesca Calio’, Francesco G. Int J Surg Case Rep Article INTRODUCTION: True aneurysms of the proximal occipital artery are rare, may cause neurological symptoms due to compression of the hypoglossal nerve and their resection may be technically demanding. PRESENTATION OF CASE: The case of an aneurysm of the proximal occipital artery causing discomfort and tongue deviation by compression on the hypoglossal nerve is reported. Postoperative course after resection was followed by complete regression of symptoms. CONCLUSION: Surgical resection, as standard treatment of aneurysms of the occipital artery, with the eventual technical adjunct of intubation by the nose is effective in durably relieving symptoms and preventing aneurysm-related complication. Elsevier 2018-02-09 /pmc/articles/PMC5814384/ /pubmed/29438855 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijscr.2018.01.011 Text en © 2018 The Authors http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5814384/
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