STA-MCA Bypass as a “Bridge” to Pituitary Surgery in a Patient with an Adenoma Occluding the Internal Carotid Artery: Case Report and Review of the Literature
Occlusion of the intracranial internal carotid artery (ICA) by a pituitary adenoma with resulting cerebral ischemia is a very rare but devastating occurrence. The authors present a case in which a condition of symptomatic ICA occlusion due to a giant pituitary adenoma was successfully treated using...
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| author | Luigi A. Lanterna Carlo Brembilla Antonio Signorelli Paolo Gritti Emanuele Costi Gianluigi Dorelli Claudio Bernucci |
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| description | Occlusion of the intracranial internal carotid artery (ICA) by a pituitary adenoma with resulting cerebral ischemia is a very rare but devastating occurrence. The authors present a case in which a condition of symptomatic ICA occlusion due to a giant pituitary adenoma was successfully treated using a preliminary extraintracranial bypass as a “bridge” to the tumor removal. A 52-year-old patient presented with a minor stroke followed by pressure-dependent transient ischemic attacks consistent with a condition of hypoperfusion. MR imaging and a digital subtraction angiography revealed a pituitary adenoma occluding the ICA on the right side. He underwent a superficial temporal artery to middle cerebral artery (STA-MCA) bypass with the aim of revascularizing the ischemic hemisphere and reducing the risk of perioperative stroke or stroke evolution. The patient was subsequently operated on to remove the adenoma through a transsphenoidal approach. The postoperative course was uneventful and the patient has suffered no further ischemic events. When there are no emergency indications to decompress the optical pathways but the patient is at risk of impending stroke because of ICA occlusion, a two-step strategy consisting of a bypass and subsequent removal of the pituitary adenoma may be a valuable option. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-7ffab97592e34e96b3844f9e862f48812025-08-20T03:35:19ZengWileyCase Reports in Neurological Medicine2090-66682090-66762015-01-01201510.1155/2015/359586359586STA-MCA Bypass as a “Bridge” to Pituitary Surgery in a Patient with an Adenoma Occluding the Internal Carotid Artery: Case Report and Review of the LiteratureLuigi A. Lanterna0Carlo Brembilla1Antonio Signorelli2Paolo Gritti3Emanuele Costi4Gianluigi Dorelli5Claudio Bernucci6Department of Neuroscience and Surgery of the Nervous System, Papa Giovanni XXIII Hospital, Piazza OMS, Organizzazione Mondiale della Sanità 1, 24127 Bergamo, ItalyDepartment of Neuroscience and Surgery of the Nervous System, Papa Giovanni XXIII Hospital, Piazza OMS, Organizzazione Mondiale della Sanità 1, 24127 Bergamo, ItalyDepartment of Neuroscience and Surgery of the Nervous System, Papa Giovanni XXIII Hospital, Piazza OMS, Organizzazione Mondiale della Sanità 1, 24127 Bergamo, ItalyDepartment of Neuroanesthesiology, Papa Giovanni XXIII Hospital, Piazza OMS, Organizzazione Mondiale della Sanità 1, 24127 Bergamo, ItalyDepartment of Neuroscience and Surgery of the Nervous System, Papa Giovanni XXIII Hospital, Piazza OMS, Organizzazione Mondiale della Sanità 1, 24127 Bergamo, ItalyDepartment of Neuroscience and Surgery of the Nervous System, Papa Giovanni XXIII Hospital, Piazza OMS, Organizzazione Mondiale della Sanità 1, 24127 Bergamo, ItalyDepartment of Neuroscience and Surgery of the Nervous System, Papa Giovanni XXIII Hospital, Piazza OMS, Organizzazione Mondiale della Sanità 1, 24127 Bergamo, ItalyOcclusion of the intracranial internal carotid artery (ICA) by a pituitary adenoma with resulting cerebral ischemia is a very rare but devastating occurrence. The authors present a case in which a condition of symptomatic ICA occlusion due to a giant pituitary adenoma was successfully treated using a preliminary extraintracranial bypass as a “bridge” to the tumor removal. A 52-year-old patient presented with a minor stroke followed by pressure-dependent transient ischemic attacks consistent with a condition of hypoperfusion. MR imaging and a digital subtraction angiography revealed a pituitary adenoma occluding the ICA on the right side. He underwent a superficial temporal artery to middle cerebral artery (STA-MCA) bypass with the aim of revascularizing the ischemic hemisphere and reducing the risk of perioperative stroke or stroke evolution. The patient was subsequently operated on to remove the adenoma through a transsphenoidal approach. The postoperative course was uneventful and the patient has suffered no further ischemic events. When there are no emergency indications to decompress the optical pathways but the patient is at risk of impending stroke because of ICA occlusion, a two-step strategy consisting of a bypass and subsequent removal of the pituitary adenoma may be a valuable option.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/359586 |
| spellingShingle | Luigi A. Lanterna Carlo Brembilla Antonio Signorelli Paolo Gritti Emanuele Costi Gianluigi Dorelli Claudio Bernucci STA-MCA Bypass as a “Bridge” to Pituitary Surgery in a Patient with an Adenoma Occluding the Internal Carotid Artery: Case Report and Review of the Literature Case Reports in Neurological Medicine |
| title | STA-MCA Bypass as a “Bridge” to Pituitary Surgery in a Patient with an Adenoma Occluding the Internal Carotid Artery: Case Report and Review of the Literature |
| title_full | STA-MCA Bypass as a “Bridge” to Pituitary Surgery in a Patient with an Adenoma Occluding the Internal Carotid Artery: Case Report and Review of the Literature |
| title_fullStr | STA-MCA Bypass as a “Bridge” to Pituitary Surgery in a Patient with an Adenoma Occluding the Internal Carotid Artery: Case Report and Review of the Literature |
| title_full_unstemmed | STA-MCA Bypass as a “Bridge” to Pituitary Surgery in a Patient with an Adenoma Occluding the Internal Carotid Artery: Case Report and Review of the Literature |
| title_short | STA-MCA Bypass as a “Bridge” to Pituitary Surgery in a Patient with an Adenoma Occluding the Internal Carotid Artery: Case Report and Review of the Literature |
| title_sort | sta mca bypass as a bridge to pituitary surgery in a patient with an adenoma occluding the internal carotid artery case report and review of the literature |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/359586 |
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