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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Asian J Neurosurg 2019; 14(03): 930-934
DOI: 10.4103/ajns.AJNS_90_19
Case Report

Contralateral transcondylar fossa approach with bilateral V3 segment exposure for clipping of vertebral artery aneurysm which deviates across midline: A case report and review article

Kitiporn Sriamornrattanakul
Department of Surgery, Division of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine Vajira Hospital, Navamindradhiraj University, Bangkok
,
Nasaeng Akharathammachote
Department of Surgery, Division of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine Vajira Hospital, Navamindradhiraj University, Bangkok
,
Somkiat Wongsuriyanan
Department of Surgery, Division of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine Vajira Hospital, Navamindradhiraj University, Bangkok
,
Atithep Mongkolratnan
Department of Surgery, Division of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine Vajira Hospital, Navamindradhiraj University, Bangkok
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This article reports a patient with unruptured right vertebral artery aneurysm which deviates across the midline to the left side. The contralateral (left) transcondylar fossa approach with bilateral V3 exposure is used for aneurysm clipping. The literature related to this technique is also reviewed.

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Bilateral V3 exposure - transcondylar fossa approach - vertebral artery aneurysm

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Article published online:
09 September 2022

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