Table 1.
Patient data, middle cerebral artery bifurcation aneurysm characteristic, surgical complications, and outcomes
| Case number | Sex/age (year) | Rupture | WFNS grade/modified fisher grade | Aneurysm size (mm) | Aneurysm projection | M1 curvature | MCAB located above sylvian line | Early exposure of distal M1 | Premature rupture | Complete aneurysm obliteration | Postoperative cerebral contusion | Lenticulostriate artery injury | Postoperative complications | New postoperative deficits | GOS at 3 months |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Male/57 | No | -/0 | 6 | Anterior | Posterior | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | 5 |
| 2 | Female/67 | Yes | 1/3 | 4 | Anterior | Posterosuperior | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | 5 |
| 3 | Female/48 | No | -/0 | 4 | Anteroinferior | Posterosuperior | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | 5 |
| 4 | Female/68 | Yes | 1/3 | 5 | AL | Posterosuperior | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | 5 |
| 5 | Female/71 | Yes | 1/3 | 5 | Inferior | - | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | 5 |
| 6 | Male/55 | Yes | 5/3 | 3 | Anterior | Posterior | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | Vasospasm, hemorrhagic infarct | Right hemiparesis, aphasia | 3 |
| 7 | Male/46 | Yes | 1/3 | 4 | Anteroinferior | Posterosuperior | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | 5 |
| 8 | Female/36 | Yes | 1/3 | 4 | Anterior | Posterior | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | Vasospasm | Left hemiparesis | 5 |
| 9 | Male/47 | Yes | 4/3 | 6 | Anterior | Posterior | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | Vasospasm | Right hemiparesis | 5 |
| 10 | Female/64 | Yes | 2/3 | 3.5 | Anteroinferior | Posterior | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | 5 |
| 11 | Female/50 | Yes | 1/3 | 4 | Inferior | Posterosuperior | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | 5 |
| 12 | Male/30 | Yes | 1/1 | 3 | Anterior | Posterior | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | 5 |
| 13 | Female/62 | No | -*/0 | 3 | Anteroinferior | Posterosuperior | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | 3 |
*Preoperative paraparesis from the previous surgery. M1 – The first segment of middle cerebral artery; MCAB – Middle cerebral artery bifurcation; WFNS – World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies; GOS – Glasgow outcome score; AL – Anterolateral