Ruptured distal AICA pseudoaneurysm presenting years after vestibular schwannoma resection and radiation

Justin R. Mascitelli, Ian T. McNeill, J. Mocco, Alejandro Berenstein, Joseph DeMattia, Johanna T. Fifi

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Abstract

Distal anterior inferior cerebellar artery (AICA) pseudoaneurysms are very rare lesions. Although cases have been previously reported, only a few have been reported as a result of vestibular schwannoma (VS) radiation, none have been reported as a result of VS resection, and only one has been reported as treated with parent vessel occlusion (PVO) with n-butyl cyanoacrylate (nBCA). We report a case of a 65-year-old man with a history of right-sided VS surgery and radiation who presented years later with a ruptured pseudoaneurysm of the distal right AICA and was treated with endovascular PVO using nBCA. The aneurysm was completely obliterated and the patient had no worsening of symptoms or neurological exam. The case illustrates a very rare complication of VS surgery and radiation as well as an effective treatment for distal AICA aneurysms.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)e19
JournalJournal of NeuroInterventional Surgery
Volume8
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 May 2016

Keywords

  • Aneurysm
  • Hemorrhage
  • Liquid Embolic Material
  • Subarachnoid
  • Tumor

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