Cirsoid aneurysm of the scalp: case report

We report a case of a 23-year-old man presented with a painful swelling over his right occipital region. Selective right carotid angiogram demonstrated a markedly tortuous and dilated right occipital artery feeding into a circular or cirsoid aneurysm in the right occipital scalp. Percutaneous occlus...

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Main Authors: Flávio Ramalho Romero, Gabriela Roncada Haddad, Eberval Gadelha Figueiredo, Manoel Jacobsen Teixeira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Revinter Publicações Ltda. 2011-06-01
Series:Brazilian Neurosurgery
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0038-1626270
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spelling doaj-35625e3769c7451680cca484c3a0a4592021-04-02T13:45:07ZengThieme Revinter Publicações Ltda.Brazilian Neurosurgery0103-53552359-59222011-06-013002424310.1055/s-0038-1626270Cirsoid aneurysm of the scalp: case reportFlávio Ramalho RomeroGabriela Roncada HaddadEberval Gadelha FigueiredoManoel Jacobsen TeixeiraWe report a case of a 23-year-old man presented with a painful swelling over his right occipital region. Selective right carotid angiogram demonstrated a markedly tortuous and dilated right occipital artery feeding into a circular or cirsoid aneurysm in the right occipital scalp. Percutaneous occlusion of the cirsoid aneurysm was not attempted and the patient underwent a successful resection of the fistula with good outcome after three months followed up.http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0038-1626270cirsoid aneurismscalp arteriovenous fistulas
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author Flávio Ramalho Romero
Gabriela Roncada Haddad
Eberval Gadelha Figueiredo
Manoel Jacobsen Teixeira
spellingShingle Flávio Ramalho Romero
Gabriela Roncada Haddad
Eberval Gadelha Figueiredo
Manoel Jacobsen Teixeira
Cirsoid aneurysm of the scalp: case report
Brazilian Neurosurgery
cirsoid aneurism
scalp arteriovenous fistulas
author_facet Flávio Ramalho Romero
Gabriela Roncada Haddad
Eberval Gadelha Figueiredo
Manoel Jacobsen Teixeira
author_sort Flávio Ramalho Romero
title Cirsoid aneurysm of the scalp: case report
title_short Cirsoid aneurysm of the scalp: case report
title_full Cirsoid aneurysm of the scalp: case report
title_fullStr Cirsoid aneurysm of the scalp: case report
title_full_unstemmed Cirsoid aneurysm of the scalp: case report
title_sort cirsoid aneurysm of the scalp: case report
publisher Thieme Revinter Publicações Ltda.
series Brazilian Neurosurgery
issn 0103-5355
2359-5922
publishDate 2011-06-01
description We report a case of a 23-year-old man presented with a painful swelling over his right occipital region. Selective right carotid angiogram demonstrated a markedly tortuous and dilated right occipital artery feeding into a circular or cirsoid aneurysm in the right occipital scalp. Percutaneous occlusion of the cirsoid aneurysm was not attempted and the patient underwent a successful resection of the fistula with good outcome after three months followed up.
topic cirsoid aneurism
scalp arteriovenous fistulas
url http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0038-1626270
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