A saccular aneurysm of an azygos anterior cerebral artery: A rare anatomical variation and review of literature

A saccular aneurysm of an azygos anterior cerebral artery: A rare anatomical variation and review of literature

The azygos anterior cerebral artery (ACA) is a rare variation in the circle of Willis. Azygos ACAs often associated with other vascular or nonvascular anomalies. These aneurysms can be noninvasively imaged either by conventional computed tomography (CT) angiography or magnetic resonance angiography,...

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Main Authors: Ankur Bhupendrakumar Pachani, Jaimin K Shah, Sachin V Bhimani, Shailendra J Solanki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2018-01-01
Series:Journal of Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences
Subjects:
Anatomical variation
azygos anterior cerebral artery
rare anomaly
saccular aneurysm
Online Access:http://www.jmgims.co.in/article.asp?issn=0971-9903;year=2018;volume=23;issue=1;spage=43;epage=45;aulast=Pachani
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Summary:The azygos anterior cerebral artery (ACA) is a rare variation in the circle of Willis. Azygos ACAs often associated with other vascular or nonvascular anomalies. These aneurysms can be noninvasively imaged either by conventional computed tomography (CT) angiography or magnetic resonance angiography, but digital subtraction angiography is the gold standard for diagnosis. We report a case of saccular aneurysm of azygos ACA, diagnosed by multidetector CT cerebral angiography and treated by craniotomy and clipping of aneurysm. The clinical significance of the rare anomaly is highlighted. We report this rare clinical experience with review of the literature.
ISSN:0971-9903

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