Microsurgical Treatment of Ruptured True Posterior Communicating Artery Aneurysm in the Distal Portion of the Posterior Communicating Artery

The true posterior communicating artery (PCoA) aneurysms in the distal portion of the posterior communicating artery are rare. The authors describe a 63-year-old woman with 1 true PCoA aneurysms in the distal portion of the PCoA, which was treated surgically through modified pterional approach. No neurologic deficit was present at the postoperative period. Although endovascular intervention is more and more widely used in the treatment of aneurysms, the authors have also emphasized that true PCoA aneurysms in the distal portion of the PCoA can also be surgically treated in suitable patients. Address correspondence and reprint requests to Yonglin Yang, PhD, Wandong Su, Department of Neurosurgery, People's Hospital of Rizhao, Rizhao 276826, China; E-mail: yyl197705@126.com, 76667503@qq.com Received 8 February, 2018 Accepted 3 June, 2018 Funding: Jining Medical University (award number: JY2017FS025). The authors report no conflicts of interest. © 2018 by Mutaz B. Habal, MD.

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