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Arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) are high-risk cerebrovascular anomalies that can lead to devastating complications, especially when associated with intracranial aneurysms. Their coexistence poses unique challenges in diagnosis and management due to heightened hemodynamic stress and rupture risks. This case presents a 35-year-old woman with a giant unruptured left frontal AVM and a bilobed posterior communicating artery (PComA) aneurysm, highlighting the critical role of advanced imaging, meticulous surgical planning, and individualized care in addressing complex cerebrovascular conditions. The patient presented with a generalized tonic-clonic seizure, her first-ever neurological event. Advanced imaging, including digital subtraction angiography and 3D rotational imaging, revealed a 3-4 cm AVM supplied by the left middle and anterior cerebral arteries, with venous drainage into the superior sagittal sinus. Additionally, an unruptured bilobed PComA aneurysm was identified. Given the AVM's large size, high-flow dynamics, and significant rupture risk, surgical resection was prioritized. The aneurysm, being stable and anatomically distinct, was managed conservatively. Microsurgical techniques were employed to ensure complete AVM resection while preserving critical vascular and neurological structures. Postoperative angiography confirmed the complete removal of the AVM without residual nidus or abnormal vascular connections. The patient recovered without complications, achieving seizure freedom and preserved neurological function. At the three-month follow-up, imaging showed a stable resection cavity and a hemodynamically stable aneurysm. This case demonstrates the power of multidisciplinary care and advanced neurosurgical techniques in achieving curative outcomes for complex cerebrovascular anomalies. It underscores the importance of risk-prioritized strategies and highlights emerging directions for the field, including AI-integrated imaging, hybrid treatment approaches, and long-term studies on hemodynamic stability post-resection. This case contributes valuable insights into optimizing outcomes for patients with coexisting AVMs and aneurysms, offering hope for those facing similarly challenging diagnoses.
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Surg Radiol Anat
August 2025
Department of Neurosurgery and Neurotraumatology, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Jakubowskiego 2 Street, 30-688, Kraków, Poland.
Introduction: The Circle of Willis, located at the base of the brain, is a complex anastomotic ring that ensures blood flow between anterior and posterior cerebral arteries. Its main purpose is to protect against ischemia during vessel failure and sustain cerebral perfusion. Variants occurring in CoW are in over half of the population, usually seen in PComA, as unilateral or bilateral artery hypoplasia or aplasia.
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May 2025
Neuroradiology Unit, Ospedale Santa Maria della Misericordia, AULSS 5 Polesana, Rovigo, Italy.
Purpose: This study aims to present a rare case of total bilateral duplication of the posterior communicating artery (PComA), which has been infrequently documented in the literature, and to discuss its anatomical and embryological implications.
Methods: We describe the case of a 45-year-old woman who underwent Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and Magnetic Resonance Angiography (MRA) for sudden onset tinnitus, revealing incidental findings of a dual fenestration of the right A1 anterior cerebral artery (ACA) and an azygos A2 ACA pattern. Notably, total duplication of the PComA was discovered bilaterally, confirmed by Computed Tomography Angiography (CTA).
Cureus
February 2025
Neurological Surgery, Ain Shams University, Cairo, EGY.
Background Aneurysms of the anterior circulation are the most prevalent of intracranial aneurysms, most of which are saccular. Wide-neck aneurysms (WNAs) are a specific subtype of intracranial aneurysms that are difficult to treat. Adequate endovascular management of such aneurysms requires assistive devices that are either too costly or sometimes unavailable in our setting as a resource-limited country, strongly supporting the resurgence of microsurgical clipping in the management of such understudied aneurysms.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFArteriovenous malformations (AVMs) are high-risk cerebrovascular anomalies that can lead to devastating complications, especially when associated with intracranial aneurysms. Their coexistence poses unique challenges in diagnosis and management due to heightened hemodynamic stress and rupture risks. This case presents a 35-year-old woman with a giant unruptured left frontal AVM and a bilobed posterior communicating artery (PComA) aneurysm, highlighting the critical role of advanced imaging, meticulous surgical planning, and individualized care in addressing complex cerebrovascular conditions.
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April 2025
Department of Neurosurgery, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, 130021, China.
There are no reports of the coexistence of a right vertebral artery (VA) originating from the right common carotid artery (CCA), an aberrant right subclavian artery (SCA) and a primitive proatlantal intersegmental artery (PPIA); thus, we report such a case. A 61-year-old female presented with subarachnoid hemorrhage. Computed tomography angiography (CTA) and digital subtraction angiography (DSA) revealed a ruptured right posterior communicating artery (PcomA) aneurysm.
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