Vasospasm of Proximal Internal Carotid Artery Following Transcranial Removal of a Pituitary Adenoma.

Lee, Kyung Jin; Park, Hae Kwan; Rha, Hyung Keun; Joo, Won Il

Case Report

Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society 2006;40(3): 186-188.

Vasospasm of Proximal Internal Carotid Artery Following Transcranial Removal of a Pituitary Adenoma.

Kyung Jin Lee, Hae Kwan Park, Hyung Keun Rha, Won Il Joo

Department of Neurosurgery, St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea. jwi@catholic.ac.kr

ABSTRACT

We report a case of proximal internal carotid arterial spasm following pterional removal of pituitary adenoma. We discuss the possible mechanism of vasospasm associated with tumor resection.

Key Words: Pituitary adenoma; Vasospasm; Transcranial approach

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