Intracranial aneurysm and arachnoid cyst: just a coincidence? A case report

CONTEXT: Presence of an arachnoid cyst and a non-ruptured intracystic brain aneurysm is extremely rare. The aim of this paper was to describe a case of a patient with an arachnoid cyst and a non-ruptured aneurysm inside it. Clinical, surgical and radiological data were analyzed and the literature wa...

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Autores principales: de Aguiar, Guilherme Brasileiro, dos Santos, Rafael Gomes, Paiva, Aline Lariessy Campos, Silva, João Miguel de Almeida, da Silva, Rafael Carlos, Veiga, José Carlos Esteves
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Associação Paulista de Medicina - APM 2017
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9721213/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29267534
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1516-3180.2017.0083290517
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Sumario:CONTEXT: Presence of an arachnoid cyst and a non-ruptured intracystic brain aneurysm is extremely rare. The aim of this paper was to describe a case of a patient with an arachnoid cyst and a non-ruptured aneurysm inside it. Clinical, surgical and radiological data were analyzed and the literature was reviewed. CASE REPORT: A patient complained of chronic headache. She was diagnosed as having a temporal arachnoid cyst and a non-ruptured middle cerebral artery aneurysm inside it. Surgery was performed to clip the aneurysm and fenestrate the cyst. CONCLUSIONS: This report raises awareness about the importance of intracranial vascular investigation in patients with arachnoid cysts and brain hemorrhage.

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