Hemorrhage due to a pseudoaneurysm on a dural-pial anastomosis after decompression for Chiari malformation type I: case report

Rasmus Holmboe Dahl, Jesper Kelsen, Klaus Hansen, John Hauerberg, Goetz Benndorf

Abstract

While intracranial aneurysms rarely develop after neurosurgical procedures, delayed pseudoaneurysm formation after foramen magnum decompression (FMD) has never been reported. A 52-year-old woman presented with an atypical subarachnoid hemorrhage in the posterior fossa 12 years after a FMD for symptomatic Chiari malformation type I was performed. A pseudoaneurysm on a dural-pial anastomosis was identified as the bleeding source and successfully occluded by endovascular means with full clinical recovery of the patient. Injury to the distal posterior inferior cerebellar artery related to surgery and postoperative infection likely caused formation of a dural-pial anastomosis. Additionally, hemodynamic stress or dissection may have contributed to delayed pseudoaneurysm formation and rupture.

Original languageEnglish
JournalActa Neurochirurgica
Volume164
Issue number12
Pages (from-to)3215-3219
Number of pages5
ISSN0001-6268
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Dec 2022

Keywords

  • Anastomosis, Surgical
  • Aneurysm, False/diagnostic imaging
  • Arnold-Chiari Malformation/complications
  • Decompression, Surgical/adverse effects
  • Female
  • Foramen Magnum/surgery
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Middle Aged
  • Subarachnoid Hemorrhage/diagnostic imaging

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