Endovascular Treatment of Ruptured Kissing Aneurysms Arising From the Origin of the Anterior Choroidal Artery and an Aberrant Origin of the Premamillary Artery

Abstract

Background: The premamillary artery (PMA) usually arises from the posterior communicating artery. Thus, an internal carotid artery (ICA) origin for PMA is rare. We report a rare case of a patient who presented with subarachnoid hemorrhage resulting from kissing aneurysms arising from the origin of the anterior choroidal artery and the aberrant origin of PMA and was successfully treated with coil embolization.

Case description: A conscious and alert 36-year-old woman arrived at our hospital with a severe headache. Computed tomography (CT) of the head showed a thin subarachnoid hemorrhage. CT angiography revealed kissing aneurysms arising from the ICA. Digital subtraction angiography showed that these kissing aneurysms had arisen from the anterior choroidal artery and the aberrant origin of the PMA. Endovascular coil embolization was performed for both aneurysms. Her clinical course was good, and she was discharged from our hospital 20 days after admission.

Conclusions: To the best of our knowledge, the present study is the first report of a ruptured saccular PMA aneurysm arising from ICA that was successfully treated with coil embolization. Three-dimensional digital subtraction angiography and cone-beam CT were useful for confirming the precise vasculature of the PMA.

Keywords: Aberrant origin; Case report; Kissing aneurysm; Premamillary artery.