Evidence map›Paper›PMID 42539485›Full record

ArticleNMC case report journal2026

Distal Anterior Inferior Cerebellar Artery Aneurysm Associated with Arteriovenous Malformation: A Case Report.

Kojiro Ishikawa, Hirohito Tatematsu, Taku Yamamoto, Masato Ohito, Yuki Yoshizawa, Tomomi Kawaguchi, Shigekazu Nakamura, Kenichi Wakabayashi

Abstract readCase Reports
In one paragraph

Article in NMC case report journal, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
0citing papers in PubMed
–field-weighted citation impact
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

0 citing papers in PubMed.

No citing paper in PubMed yet.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Kojiro IshikawaDepartment of Neurosurgery, Toyohashi Municipal Hospital, Toyohashi, Aichi, Japan.
Hirohito TatematsuDepartment of Neurosurgery, Toyohashi Municipal Hospital, Toyohashi, Aichi, Japan.
Taku YamamotoDepartment of Neurosurgery, Toyohashi Municipal Hospital, Toyohashi, Aichi, Japan.
Masato OhitoDepartment of Neurosurgery, Toyohashi Municipal Hospital, Toyohashi, Aichi, Japan.
Yuki YoshizawaDepartment of Neurosurgery, Toyohashi Municipal Hospital, Toyohashi, Aichi, Japan.
Tomomi KawaguchiDepartment of Neurosurgery, Toyohashi Municipal Hospital, Toyohashi, Aichi, Japan.
Shigekazu NakamuraDepartment of Neurosurgery, Toyohashi Municipal Hospital, Toyohashi, Aichi, Japan.
Kenichi WakabayashiDepartment of Neurosurgery, Toyohashi Municipal Hospital, Toyohashi, Aichi, Japan.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Aneurysms associated with arteriovenous malformations occur in up to 20% of cases, but distal anterior inferior cerebellar artery aneurysms associated with arteriovenous malformations are extremely rare. We report a case of a ruptured distal anterior inferior cerebellar artery aneurysm associated with a cerebellar arteriovenous malformation in a 71-year-old man presenting with subarachnoid hemorrhage. Digital subtraction angiography revealed a cerebellar arteriovenous malformation supplied mainly by the right anterior inferior cerebellar artery and a fusiform aneurysm located at the meatal loop within the internal auditory canal. The aneurysm was considered the most likely rupture point based on the hemorrhage distribution and angiographic findings. Endovascular treatment was attempted to prevent re-rupture. Due to challenging distal catheterization and unattainable complete coil embolization of the aneurysm, the aneurysm and a short proximal segment of the parent artery were occluded. Postoperatively, the patient developed a mild hearing loss without brainstem infarction. Subsequent arteriovenous malformation resection via lateral suboccipital craniotomy led to complete obliteration. Parent artery occlusion reduced arteriovenous malformation flow and served as preoperative embolization to facilitate safe surgical removal. This case highlights the importance of individualized treatment strategies for rare distal anterior inferior cerebellar artery aneurysms associated with arteriovenous malformations and suggests that parent artery occlusion with subsequent staged arteriovenous malformation resection can be an effective approach.

Indexed as

aneurysmanterior inferior cerebellar arteryarteriovenous malformation

Identifiers

PMID42539485
PMCPMC13423725

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY-NC-ND
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.