Contralateral Approach Based on a Preoperative 3-Dimensional Virtual Osteotomy Technique for Anterior Circulation Aneurysms

Objective: Our objective was to review 15 consecutive patients with anterior circulation aneurysms managed through a contralateral approach. Individualized surgical simulation using three-dimensional (3D) imaging was adopted to enable safe performance of clipping surgery. Methods: Five patients had multiple intracranial aneurysms, and 10 patients had a single aneurysm on the contralateral side of the craniotomy. Preoperatively, the unique architecture of aneurysms was fully understood in their 3-dimensionality reconstructed by Mimics software.

Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - January 16, 2019 Category: Neurology Authors: Haiyong He, Chuan Chen, Wensheng Li, Lun Luo, Cong Ling, Hui Wang, Zhuopeng Chen, Ying Guo Source Type: research