De novo intracranial aneurysm formation after Gamma Knife radiosurgery for vestibular schwannoma

J Neurosurg. 2009 Mar;110(3):540-2. doi: 10.3171/2008.9.JNS08860.

Abstract

Vascular complications, including vessel occlusion and hemorrhage, can arise after radiosurgery; however, hemorrhage due to a ruptured de novo aneurysm after Gamma Knife radiosurgery (GKS) for tumor is extremely rare. To the authors' knowledge, only a single case of de novo aneurysm formation after GKS for vestibular schwannoma has been previously reported. In this study, they describe their experience with the treatment of a 74-year-old woman with subarachnoid hemorrhage limited to the cerebellopontine cistern, who had undergone GKS for vestibular schwannoma 5 years earlier. Cerebral angiography demonstrated a left distal anterior inferior cerebellar artery aneurysm; coil embolization was attempted and failed. However, self-resolution of the aneurysm was revealed on follow-up angiography.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Cerebellar Diseases / etiology*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Intracranial Aneurysm / etiology*
  • Neuroma, Acoustic / surgery*
  • Radiosurgery / adverse effects*
  • Subarachnoid Hemorrhage / etiology