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Incidental Superior Hypophygeal Artery Aneurysm Embedded within Pituitary Adenoma

  • Choi, Hong-Seok (Department of Neurosurgery, Yeungnam University College of Medicine) ;
  • Kim, Min-Su (Department of Neurosurgery, Yeungnam University College of Medicine) ;
  • Jung, Young-Jin (Department of Neurosurgery, Yeungnam University College of Medicine) ;
  • Kim, Oh-Lyong (Department of Neurosurgery, Yeungnam University College of Medicine)
  • Received : 2012.07.27
  • Accepted : 2013.08.19
  • Published : 2013.09.28
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Abstract

Intra-cranial aneurysm can be incidental findings in patients with pituitary adenomas, and are usually located outside the pituitary region. However, the coexistence of intrasellar (not intracranial) aneurysms with pituitary adenomas is extremely rare. We report a patient with an incidental superior hypophygeal aneurysm embedded within a non-functional pituitary adenoma which was treated by transsphenoidal surgery after endovascular coil embolization.

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