Atsushi Hashio, Hiroki Sato, Milan Lepić, Kaima Suzuki, Tsugumi Satoh, Shin Nemoto, Seiji Kuribara, Yuhei Ito, Shun Suzuki, Ichi Lee, Akio Teranishi, Taro Yanagawa, Toshiki Ikeda, Hidetoshi Ooigawa, Hiroki Kurita
BACKGROUND: Surgery is effective for extracranial internal carotid artery (EICA) aneurysms. However, the risk of cranial nerve injury associated with surgical repair, such as graft-assisted resection and extracranial-intracranial bypass techniques, is relatively high. Here, we report two cases of surgical treatment for EICA aneurysms and describe the surgical techniques and strategies to avoid cranial nerve injury. METHODS: Two patients presented to our facility with an increasing cervical pulsatile mass and no neurological symptoms...
2024: Surgical Neurology International