Table 1.
Four cases of unruptured vertebral artery fusiform aneurysm treated by our custom direct surgical approaches.
| Case no. | Age | Sex | Affected side | Aneurysmal size (mm) | Classification of the aneurysm | PICA involvement | Treatment | Complications |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 77 | F | Right | 32 | Asymmetrically dilated fusiform | (-) | Reconstructive clipping | (-) |
| 2 | 74 | M | Left | 15 | Classic dissecting | (-) | Trapping, V3-RAG-V4 bypass | (-) |
| 3 | 59 | M | Right | 19 | Large thrombosed | (-) | Proximal ligation, V3-RAG-PICA flow-augmentation bypass | Small lateral medullary infarction (-) |
| 4 | 55 | M | Left | 30 | Giant thrombosed | (+) | Trapping, V3-RAG-V4 bypass, OA-PICA bypass | (-) |