TY - JOUR
T1 - Radical treatment for bilateral vertebral artery dissecting aneurysms by reconstruction of the vertebral artery
AU - Ota, Nakao
AU - Tanikawa, Rokuya
AU - Eda, Hirotake
AU - Matsumoto, Takashi
AU - Miyazaki, Takanori
AU - Matsukawa, Hidetoshi
AU - Yanagisawa, Takeshi
AU - Suzuki, Go
AU - Miyata, Shiro
AU - Oda, Jumpei
AU - Noda, Kosumo
AU - Tsuboi, Toshiyuki
AU - Takeda, Rihei
AU - Kamiyama, Hiroyasu
AU - Tokuda, Sadahisa
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© AANS, 2016.
PY - 2016/10
Y1 - 2016/10
N2 - Objective: Bilateral vertebral artery dissecting aneurysms (VADAs) have a poor prognosis because progressive enlargement of the aneurysms compresses the brainstem or causes subarachnoid hemorrhage. The trapping of 1 vertebral artery (VA) places increased hemodynamic stress on the contralateral VA and may lead to enlargement and rupture. Therefore, management strategies are controversial. This study describes a radical treatment for bilateral VADAs using bypass surgery. Methods: Seven patients with bilateral VADAs were included. Three patients were treated by trapping of 1 VA via coiling or clipping at another hospital; the previously treated VA in 1 patient and the contralateral untreated VA in 2 patients subsequently enlarged. The other 4 patients presented without previous intervention and progressive enlargement of the aneurysms. Results: The post-coil embolization patients underwent V3-posterior cerebral artery (PCA) bypass and trapping. The other 4 patients underwent VA reconstruction via V3-V4 or V4-V4 bypass, with contralateral trapping on a separate day in 3 patients and observation in 1 patient. Perioperative complications included 1 case of cerebrospinal fluid leakage for which the patient required an additional operation, 1 case of dysphagia and facial palsy due to sigmoid sinus thrombosis, and 1 case of dysphagia. The long-term outcomes of these patients were favorable. Conclusions: Patients with bilateral VADAs require treatment on both sides. If VA trapping is performed first, the treatment options for the other side are limited to V3-PCA bypass and trapping. This procedure is effective; however, it is also invasive and technically difficult. In cases of bilateral VADAs in which it is feasible to reconstruct 1 side, the best approach is to begin by reconstructing the VA that appears technically easiest, followed by trapping of the contralateral VADA. This strategy allows enough time to suture vessels because contralateral reverse flow is maintained.
AB - Objective: Bilateral vertebral artery dissecting aneurysms (VADAs) have a poor prognosis because progressive enlargement of the aneurysms compresses the brainstem or causes subarachnoid hemorrhage. The trapping of 1 vertebral artery (VA) places increased hemodynamic stress on the contralateral VA and may lead to enlargement and rupture. Therefore, management strategies are controversial. This study describes a radical treatment for bilateral VADAs using bypass surgery. Methods: Seven patients with bilateral VADAs were included. Three patients were treated by trapping of 1 VA via coiling or clipping at another hospital; the previously treated VA in 1 patient and the contralateral untreated VA in 2 patients subsequently enlarged. The other 4 patients presented without previous intervention and progressive enlargement of the aneurysms. Results: The post-coil embolization patients underwent V3-posterior cerebral artery (PCA) bypass and trapping. The other 4 patients underwent VA reconstruction via V3-V4 or V4-V4 bypass, with contralateral trapping on a separate day in 3 patients and observation in 1 patient. Perioperative complications included 1 case of cerebrospinal fluid leakage for which the patient required an additional operation, 1 case of dysphagia and facial palsy due to sigmoid sinus thrombosis, and 1 case of dysphagia. The long-term outcomes of these patients were favorable. Conclusions: Patients with bilateral VADAs require treatment on both sides. If VA trapping is performed first, the treatment options for the other side are limited to V3-PCA bypass and trapping. This procedure is effective; however, it is also invasive and technically difficult. In cases of bilateral VADAs in which it is feasible to reconstruct 1 side, the best approach is to begin by reconstructing the VA that appears technically easiest, followed by trapping of the contralateral VADA. This strategy allows enough time to suture vessels because contralateral reverse flow is maintained.
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U2 - 10.3171/2015.8.JNS15362
DO - 10.3171/2015.8.JNS15362
M3 - Article
C2 - 26848908
AN - SCOPUS:84990203454
SN - 0022-3085
VL - 125
SP - 953
EP - 963
JO - Journal of neurosurgery
JF - Journal of neurosurgery
IS - 4
ER -