The authors have no acknowledgments.

NOTE: Prior to performing this procedure, obtain all required institutional approval and patient consent.
1. Surgical Technique
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	<li>Induce patient with general anesthesia.</li>
	<li>Place radial arterial line for blood pressure monitoring.</li>
	<li>Place patient in the supine position on the operating room table.</li>
	<li>After the head is clamped into the Mayfield Head holder using standard techniques for a pterional craniotomy, position the head 30&#176;-45&#176; with the ipsilater...

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Surgical clip ligation of intracranial aneurysms remains a relevant and important option in treating certain types of aneurysms, though this role has been diminishing over the past several years as endovascular technology becomes safer and more efficacious. Endovascular treatment has surpassed surgery for cerebral aneurysms, yet the higher recurrence rate after endovascular treatment, the occasional need for surgical treatment after aneurysm recurrence from failed endovascular treatment, specific morphologies making endo...

Surgical clip ligation had been the mainstay of treatment for intracranial aneurysms but has been recently supplanted mostly by less invasive endovascular techniques.1,2 Clinical trials including the International Study of Unruptured Intracranial Aneurysms (ISUIA-1 and ISUIA-2), and the International Subarachnoid Aneurysm Trial (ISAT) have demonstrated lower morbidity and mortality, reduced length of hospital stay, and lower overall expense, with endovascular treatment compared to surgical clip ligation.3&#8211;5 However, the higher aneurysm recurrence rate after endovascular therapy has led to the examination of the cumulative risk to the patients compared to surgical clip ligation.3,4 Surgical treatment remains an important modality for aneurysm therapy, particularly for anterior circulation aneurysms that have morphologies that may be difficult to treat with endovascular means.
Unlike advancements in endovascular devices, few advances in surgical techniques have been made recently. Techniques to make surgical treatment less invasive have included the supraorbital craniotomy combined with the eyebrow incision for anterior circulation aneurysms and &#8220;retractorless surgery&#8221; to minimize surgical trauma to the brain during aneurysm clipping.6&#8211;8 These less invasive surgical approaches may reduce length of hospital stay, surgical morbidity, treatment cost, and improve patient outcomes.9
Here, we present our experience with a minimally invasive approach to surgical clip ligation of unruptured intracranial aneurysms using a pterional approach for anterior circulation aneurysms performed in a major tertiary cerebrovascular center and compare the results with an age matched dataset from the Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS). The surgical technique will be reviewed, including patient preparation, brain relaxation, sylvian fissure dissection, and closure. Post-operative care and discharge requirements will also be outlined.

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			<td style="width:368px;">A-1114</td>
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			<td style="width:368px;">#80-09 (1/2x3), #80-04 (1/4x3)</td>
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			<td style="width:368px;"></td>
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minimally invasive thumb-sized pterional craniotomy for surgical clip ligation of unruptured anterior circulation aneurysms

Less invasive surgical approaches for intracranial aneurysm clipping may reduce length of hospital stay, surgical morbidity, treatment cost, and improve patient outcomes. We present our experience with a minimally invasive pterional approach for anterior circulation aneurysms performed in a major tertiary cerebrovascular center and compare the results with an aged matched dataset from the Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS). From August 2008 to December 2012, 22 elective aneurysm clippings on patients &#8804;55 years of age were performed by the same dual fellowship-trained cerebrovascular/endovascular neurosurgeon. One patient (4.5%) experienced transient post-operative complications. 18 of 22 patients returned for follow-up imaging and there were no recurrences through an average duration of 22 months. A search in the NIS database from 2008 to 2010, also for patients aged &#8804;55 years of age, yielded 1,341 hospitalizations for surgical clip ligation of unruptured cerebral aneurysms. Inpatient length of stay and hospital charges at our institution using the minimally invasive thumb-sized pterional technique were nearly half that of NIS (length of stay: 3.2 vs 5.7 days; hospital charges: $52,779 vs. $101,882). The minimally invasive thumb-sized pterional craniotomy allows good exposure of unruptured small and medium-sized supraclinoid anterior circulation aneurysms. Cerebrospinal fluid drainage from key subarachnoid cisterns and constant bimanual microsurgical techniques avoid the need for retractors which can cause contusions, localized venous infarctions, and post-operative cerebral edema at the retractor sites. Utilizing this set of techniques has afforded our patients with a shorter hospital stay at a lower cost compared to the national average.

Currently, at our institution over 150 aneurysms are treated annually. From August 2008 to December 2012, 22 elective aneurysm clippings using this minimally invasive thumb-sized pterional craniotomy technique for supraclinoidal aneurysms on patient&#8217;s &#8804;55 years of age were performed by the same dual fellowship-trained cerebrovascular/endovascular neurosurgeon that developed this technique (EMD) (Table 1). This age group was chosen as earlier trials have shown that surgical treatment of aneury...

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Minimally Invasive Thumb-sized Pterional Craniotomy for Surgical Clip Ligation of Unruptured Anterior Circulation Aneurysms

Minimally invasive thumb-sized pterional craniotomy for aneurysm clipping has afforded our patients with a shorter hospital stay at a lower cost compared to the national average.

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15.3K 조회수.  Crouse Neuroscience Institute.  동맥류 클리핑 최소 침습 엄지 손가락 크기의 pterional 개두술은 전국 평균에 비해 저렴한 비용으로 짧은 입원 기간과 환자를 여유있다. 