Peripheral ophthalmic artery aneurysm - Report of two cases

Authors
Kawaguchi, S Sakaki, T Okuno, S Uchiyama, Y Nishioka, T
Citation
S. Kawaguchi et al., Peripheral ophthalmic artery aneurysm - Report of two cases, J NEUROSURG, 94(5), 2001, pp. 822-825
Citations number
14
Categorie Soggetti
Neurology,"Neurosciences & Behavoir
Journal title
JOURNAL OF NEUROSURGERY
ISSN journal
00223085 → ACNP
Volume
94
Issue
5
Year of publication
2001
Pages
822 - 825
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-3085(200105)94:5<822:POAA-R>2.0.ZU;2-Q
Abstract
The authors report on two patients with peripheral ophthalmic artery (OphA) aneurysms and demonstrate the mechanism by which these lesions are formed by using OphA color Doppler flow velocimetry imaging. During formation of t hese two aneurysms, the hemodynamic stress on the OphA was quite significan t.