Giant serpentine aneurysm mimics cerebral arteriovenous malformation on angiography

Br J Neurosurg. 2010 Dec;24(6):716-7. doi: 10.3109/02688691003650211. Epub 2010 Jun 1.

Abstract

A serpentine aneurysm is defined as a thrombosed giant aneurysm with internal channel, which mimics a giant arteriovenous malformation on angiography. We report a case of serpentine aneurysm and its radiological characters.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Humans
  • Intracranial Aneurysm / diagnostic imaging*
  • Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations / diagnostic imaging*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Treatment Outcome