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ArticleActa neurochirurgica2021

Asymmetry of P1 and vertebral arteries is not related to basilar tip aneurysm development or rupture.

Lan Li, Björn B Hofmann, Igor Fischer, Daniel M Donaldson, Adrian Engel, Cihat Karadag, Andreas Wetzel-Yalelis, Guilherme Santos Piedade, Hendrik-Jan Mijderwijk, Richard Bostelmann and 5 more

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Article in Acta neurochirurgica, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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15 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Lan Li *Medical Faculty, Heinrich Heine University Duesseldorf, Duesseldorf, Germany.
Björn B Hofmann *Department of Neurosurgery, Medical Faculty, Heinrich Heine University Duesseldorf, Duesseldorf, Germany. bjoern.hofmann@med.uni-duesseldorf.de.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1868-4319
Igor FischerDepartment of Neurosurgery, Medical Faculty, Heinrich Heine University Duesseldorf, Duesseldorf, Germany.
Daniel M DonaldsonDepartment of Neurosurgery, Medical Faculty, Heinrich Heine University Duesseldorf, Duesseldorf, Germany.
Adrian EngelDepartment of Neurosurgery, Medical Faculty, Heinrich Heine University Duesseldorf, Duesseldorf, Germany.
Cihat KaradagMedical Faculty, Heinrich Heine University Duesseldorf, Duesseldorf, Germany.
Andreas Wetzel-YalelisMedical Faculty, Heinrich Heine University Duesseldorf, Duesseldorf, Germany.
Guilherme Santos PiedadeDepartment of Neurosurgery, Medical Faculty, Heinrich Heine University Duesseldorf, Duesseldorf, Germany.
Hendrik-Jan MijderwijkDepartment of Neurosurgery, Medical Faculty, Heinrich Heine University Duesseldorf, Duesseldorf, Germany.
Richard BostelmannDepartment of Neurosurgery, Medical Faculty, Heinrich Heine University Duesseldorf, Duesseldorf, Germany.
Marius G KaschnerDepartment of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Medical Faculty, Heinrich Heine University Duesseldorf, Duesseldorf, Germany.
Sajjad MuhammadDepartment of Neurosurgery, Medical Faculty, Heinrich Heine University Duesseldorf, Duesseldorf, Germany.
Daniel HänggiDepartment of Neurosurgery, Medical Faculty, Heinrich Heine University Duesseldorf, Duesseldorf, Germany.
Jan F CorneliusDepartment of Neurosurgery, Medical Faculty, Heinrich Heine University Duesseldorf, Duesseldorf, Germany.
Athanasios K PetridisDepartment of Neurosurgery, Medical Faculty, Heinrich Heine University Duesseldorf, Duesseldorf, Germany.
Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf · DE

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Abstract

objectiveLately, morphological parameters of the surrounding vasculature aside from aneurysm size, specific for the aneurysm location, e.g., posterior cerebral artery angle for basilar artery tip aneurysms, could be identified to correlate with the risk of rupture. We examined further image-based morphological parameters of the aneurysm surrounding vasculature that could correlate with the growth or the risk of rupture of basilar artery tip aneurysms.

methodsData from 83 patients with basilar tip aneurysms (27 not ruptured; 56 ruptured) and 100 control patients were assessed (50 without aneurysms and 50 with aneurysms of the anterior circle of Willis). Anatomical parameters of the aneurysms were assessed and analyzed, as well as of the surrounding vasculature, namely the asymmetry of P1 and the vertebral arteries.

resultsPatients with basilar tip aneurysm showed no significant increase in P1 or vertebral artery asymmetry compared with the control patients or patients with aneurysms of the anterior circulation, neither was there a significant difference in asymmetry between cases with ruptured and unruptured aneurysms. Furthermore, we observed no significant correlations between P1 asymmetry and the aneurysm size or number of lobuli in the aneurysms.

conclusionWe observed no significant difference in aneurysm size, rupture, or lobulation associated with P1 or vertebral artery (surrounding vasculature) asymmetry. Therefore, the asymmetry of the surrounding vessels does not seem to be a promising morphological parameter for the evaluation of probability of rupture and growth in basilar tip aneurysms in future studies.

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AdultAgedAneurysm, RupturedBasilar ArteryFemaleHumansIntracranial AneurysmMaleMiddle AgedPosterior Cerebral ArteryVertebral ArteryAneurysm developmentAneurysm lobuliAneurysm ruptureAsymmetry of P1Asymmetry of vertebral arteriesBasilar aneurysmSubarachnoid hemorrhage

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