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. 2024 Oct 14;8(16):CASE24222. doi: 10.3171/CASE24222

TABLE 1.

Literature review of endoscopic and microscopic iatrogenic ICA injury treated with extracranial-intracranial bypass

Authors & Year, Case No. Initial Diagnosis Age (yrs)/Sex Cause of Injury Location of Injury Angiography Findings CR Procedure Graft Outcome
Rangel- Castilla et al., 201429
 1 Pituitary adenoma 29/F Endoscopic transsphenoidal op Cavernous ICA PCF, large pseudoaneurysm ICA-RAG-M2 Radial artery No neurological deficits
 2 Pituitary adenoma 45/M Endoscopic transsphenoidal op Cavernous ICA PCF ICA-RAG-M2 Radial artery No neurological deficits
 3 Rathke cleft cyst 38/M Endoscopic transsphenoidal op Cavernous ICA PCF, large pseudoaneurysm ICA-RAG-M2 Radial artery No neurological deficits
 4 Recurrent skull base chordoma 65/M Endoscopic skull base tumor resection Cavernous ICA PCF, rapidly progressive dissection ICA-RAG-M2 Radial artery No neurological deficits
Tantongtip et al., 201515
 5 Pituitary adenoma 78/F Endoscopic transsphenoidal op Cavernous ICA Minor extravasation ECA-RAG-ICA Radial artery Died 9 days postop
Mrak et al., 201831
 6 Pituitary adenoma 30/F Endoscopic transsphenoidal op Intracranial ICA PCF STA-MCA NA No neurological deficits
Usachev et al., 20214
 7 Pituitary adenoma 41/M Endoscopic transsphenoidal op Cavernous ICA PCF, pseudoaneurysm ICA-RAG-M2 & ICA occlusion w/ coil embolization Radial artery Visual field defect
 8 Pituitary adenoma 66/F Endoscopic transsphenoidal op Cavernous ICA PCF STA-MCA & ICA occlusion w/ coil embolization NA Hemiparesis
Hong et al., 20227
 9 Pituitary adenoma 71/M Microscopic transsphenoidal op Cavernous ICA PCF, pseudoaneurysm STA-MCA (double barrel) & endovascular trapping NA Dysarthria
 10 Pituitary adenoma 69/F Microscopic transsphenoidal op Cavernous ICA PCF, pseudoaneurysm STA-MCA (double barrel) & endovascular trapping NA No neurological deficits
 11 Pituitary adenoma 66/M Microscopic transsphenoidal op Cavernous ICA PCF STA-RAG-MCA Radial artery Dysarthria, hemiparesis
 12 Nasopharyngeal cancer 37/M Endoscopic transsphenoidal op Cavernous ICA Sufficient collateral flow STA-MCA & endovascular trapping NA Dysarthria, hemiparesis
Teramoto et al., 202230
 13 Pituitary adenoma 65/M Endoscopic transsphenoidal op Petrous ICA CCF STA-MCA double bypass & ICA occlusion w/ coil embolization NA No neurological deficits
Present study
 14 Nasal polyp 58/F Endoscopic sinus op Cavernous ICA CCF CCA-CephV-ICA Cephalic vein Visual field defect

CephV = cephalic vein; CR = cerebral revascularization; ECA = external carotid artery; NA = not applicable; PCF = poor collateral flow; RAG = radial artery graft; STA = superficial temporal artery.