Surgical treatment achieves better outcome in severe traumatic pericallosal aneurysm: case report and literature review

Int J Clin Exp Med. 2015 Feb 15;8(2):1598-603. eCollection 2015.

Abstract

Traumatic pericallosal aneurysm (TPA) is typically seldom yet potentially lethal. Because of its rarity, also complicated by the unpredictable delayed-onset, TPA is more difficult to be diagnosed promptly. Due to the sporadic reports and diverse opinions on the priority of surgical treatment, a consensus about effective management of TPA has not been reached. Here we report a 55 year-old male patient with TPA, who received an emergent craniotomy to clip the pseudoaneurysm and remove the hematoma under intense intracranial pressure (ICP) monitoring. A satisfactory clinical outcome was achieved at a 3-month follow-up. Thereafter, a review was conducted to evaluate the outcomes of different managing modalities.

Keywords: Trauma; aneurysm; surgery.

Publication types

  • Review