Kissing aneurysms of distal anterior cerebral arteries demonstrated by magnetic resonance angiography

Surg Neurol. 1995 May;43(5):497-9. doi: 10.1016/0090-3019(95)80097-z.

Abstract

BACKGROUND Multiple aneurysms, associated with distal anterior cerebral artery (ACA) aneurysm, are not rare; therefore, it is important to examine multiplicity of the aneurysms preoperatively. CASE REPORT A case of ruptured distal ACA aneurysm, associated with another one in a mirror position, is reported. A 43-year-old woman suffered subarachnoid hemorrhage. Conventional angiography demonstrated a saccular aneurysm on the bifurcation of the right or left distal ACA; however, magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) revealed two mirror-image aneurysms on both bifurcations. CONCLUSION MRA was useful for preoperative diagnosis of kissing aneurysms on distal ACAs.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Intracranial Aneurysm / complications
  • Intracranial Aneurysm / pathology*
  • Intracranial Aneurysm / surgery
  • Magnetic Resonance Angiography*
  • Subarachnoid Hemorrhage / etiology
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed