Background: The authors present a rare case of a ruptured aneurysm at the choroidal branch of the posterior inferior cerebellar artery (PICA).
Case Description: A 77-year-old female was admitted to our institute because of sudden onset of severe headache and vomiting. Radiologic examination revealed intraventricular hemorrhage caused by rupture of the aneurysm at the choroidal branch of the PICA. The fusiform aneurysm was resected after ligation via a midline suboccipital approach.
Conclusions: The conclusions drawn from this experience and a review of the literature include the following: (1) the aneurysm at the branch of the PICA is frequently associated with anomalies of the vascular structure, particularly in hypoplasty of the contralateral PICA; (2) hemodynamic stress is speculated to be a causative factor of these lesions; (3) cases with hypoplasty of the contralateral PICA have the possibility of developing nonmycotic peripheral aneurysms at the branch of the PICA; (4) these aneurysms should be managed immediately because of the high risk of rebleeding.
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