Persistent Trigeminal Artery with a Cerebellar Branch and Trigeminal-Cavernous Fistula from Ruptured Aneurysm: Transarterial Coil Embolization.

Kim,  Byung Moon; Kim,  Dong Ik; Kwon,  Tai Hyung

doi:2010.5.1.32

Neurointervention > Volume 5(1); 2010 > Article

Case Report

Neurointervention 2010;5(1):32-35.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5469/neuroint.2010.5.1.32

Persistent Trigeminal Artery with a Cerebellar Branch and Trigeminal-Cavernous Fistula from Ruptured Aneurysm: Transarterial Coil Embolization.

Byung Moon Kim, Dong Ik Kim, Tai Hyung Kwon

Department of Radiology, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. bmoon21@hanmail.net

Abstract

We report a case of persistent trigeminal artery (PTA) with a cerebellar branch supplying the posterior inferior cerebellar arterial territory, combined with a trigeminal-cavernous fistula resulting from rupture of an aneurysm at proximal trunk of the PTA. The fistula was successfully treated by transarterial coil embolization with preservation of PTA.

Key Words: Persistent trigeminal artery; Arterio-venous fistula; Transarterial coil embolization