Microsurgical Treatment of Anterior Communicating Artery Aneurysms: An Analysis of 74 Consecutive Cases. Approach Side Choice and Outcome Considerations

Affiliations

Leon Cleres Penido Pinheiro: ORCiD; Department of Neurology, Psychology and Psychiatry, Division of Neurosurgery, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Faculdade de Medicina de Botucatu, Botucatu, SP, Brazil.
Mario Wolak Junior: Department of Neurology, Psychology and Psychiatry, Division of Neurosurgery, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Faculdade de Medicina de Botucatu, Botucatu, SP, Brazil.
Joao Lucas Salgado: Department of Neurology, Psychology and Psychiatry, Division of Neurosurgery, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Faculdade de Medicina de Botucatu, Botucatu, SP, Brazil.
Francisco L. de A. Moura Neto: Department of Neurology, Psychology and Psychiatry, Division of Neurosurgery, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Faculdade de Medicina de Botucatu, Botucatu, SP, Brazil.
Pedro Tadao Hamamoto Filho: Department of Neurology, Psychology and Psychiatry, Division of Neurosurgery, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Faculdade de Medicina de Botucatu, Botucatu, SP, Brazil.
Marco Antonio Zanini: Department of Neurology, Psychology and Psychiatry, Division of Neurosurgery, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Faculdade de Medicina de Botucatu, Botucatu, SP, Brazil.
Adriano Yacubian Fernandes: Department of Neurology, Psychology and Psychiatry, Division of Neurosurgery, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Faculdade de Medicina de Botucatu, Botucatu, SP, Brazil.

Abstract

Introduction Anterior communicating artery aneurysms (ACoAAs) are intracranial aneurysms whose treatment is still considered a challenging task.