Fenestration of the posterior cerebral artery P1-P2 junction: A case report

Abstract

Fenestration is a rare anatomical variation in the posterior cerebral artery. To the best of our knowledge, there are few reports of fenestrations at the posterior cerebral artery P1-P2 junction. Herein, we report a case of fenestration of the posterior cerebral artery P1-P2 junction diagnosed by 3-T magnetic resonance imaging and magnetic resonance angiography. A 75-year-old woman visited our hospital because of headaches. Magnetic resonance imaging incidentally showed fenestration around the P1-P2 segment of the right posterior cerebral artery. Magnetic resonance angiography revealed a small fenestration at the right posterior cerebral artery P1-P2 junction. The vessel diameter of both limbs forming the fenestration was nearly equal. Careful imaging assessment is important to identify fenestration of the posterior cerebral artery P1-P2 junction. Both magnetic resonance angiography and magnetic resonance imaging were useful for diagnosis in this case.

Keywords

• Anatomical variation
• Fenestration
• Magnetic resonance angiography
• Magnetic resonance imaging
• Posterior cerebral artery
• P1-P2 junction