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Fusiform aneurysm

MedGen UID:
83070
•Concept ID:
C0333099
•
Anatomical Abnormality
Synonyms: Aneurysm, Fusiform; Aneurysms, Fusiform; Fusiform Aneurysm; Fusiform Aneurysms
SNOMED CT: Fusiform aneurysm (85431000)

Definition

Elongated, spindle-shaped dilation in the wall of blood vessels, usually large ARTERIES with ATHEROSCLEROSIS. [from MeSH]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Unruptured Intradural Posterior Circulation Dissecting/Fusiform Aneurysms Natural History and Treatment Outcome.
Dmytriw AA, Alrashed A, Enriquez-Marulanda A, Medhi G, Mendes Pereira V
Interv Neuroradiol 2023 Feb;29(1):56-62. Epub 2021 Dec 22 doi: 10.1177/15910199211068673. PMID: 34935531Free PMC Article
Contemporary management and outcomes of peripheral venous aneurysms: A multi-institutional study.
Patel R, Woo K, Wakefield TW, Beaulieu RJ, Khashram M, De Caridi G, Benedetto F, Shalhub S, El-Ghazali A, Silpe JE, Rosca M, Cohnert TU, Siegl GK, Abularrage C, Sorber R, Wittgen CM, Bove PG, Long GW, Charlton-Ouw KM, Ray HM, Lawrence P, Baril D
J Vasc Surg Venous Lymphat Disord 2022 Nov;10(6):1352-1358. Epub 2022 Aug 5 doi: 10.1016/j.jvsv.2022.06.011. PMID: 35940449Free PMC Article
Clinical Diagnosis and Treatment of Internal Jugular Venous Aneurysms.
Zhang C, Li H, Guo X, Civilini E, Malik K, Wang F
Ann Vasc Surg 2020 Jan;62:497.e7-497.e12. Epub 2019 Aug 23 doi: 10.1016/j.avsg.2019.06.022. PMID: 31449937

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

"Dolichoectatic Vertebrobasilar Artery Aneurysms".
Rezai Jahromi B, Niemelä M
Neurosurg Clin N Am 2022 Oct;33(4):419-429. Epub 2022 Sep 11 doi: 10.1016/j.nec.2022.06.003. PMID: 36229129
Comparison of surgical and endovascular treatments for fusiform intracranial aneurysms: systematic review and individual patient data meta-analysis.
Telles JPM, Solla DJF, Yamaki VN, Rabelo NN, da Silva SA, Caldas JGP, Teixeira MJ, Junior JR, Figueiredo EG
Neurosurg Rev 2021 Oct;44(5):2405-2414. Epub 2020 Nov 17 doi: 10.1007/s10143-020-01440-x. PMID: 33205313
Treatment of posterior circulation fusiform aneurysms.
Church EW, Bigder MG, Sussman ES, Gummidipundi SE, Han SS, Heit JJ, Do HM, Dodd RL, Marks MP, Steinberg GK
J Neurosurg 2021 Jun 1;134(6):1894-1900. Epub 2020 Jul 24 doi: 10.3171/2020.4.JNS192838. PMID: 32707547
Flow diversion of fusiform intracranial aneurysms.
Griffin A, Lerner E, Zuchowski A, Zomorodi A, Gonzalez LF, Hauck EF
Neurosurg Rev 2021 Jun;44(3):1471-1478. Epub 2020 Jun 20 doi: 10.1007/s10143-020-01332-0. PMID: 32562019
The Pipeline embolization device for treatment of intracranial aneurysms.
Eller JL, Dumont TM, Sorkin GC, Mokin M, Levy EI, Snyder KV, Hopkins LN, Siddiqui AH
Expert Rev Med Devices 2014 Mar;11(2):137-50. doi: 10.1586/17434440.2014.877188. PMID: 24506298

Diagnosis

Fusiform Cerebral Aneurysm and Atrial Myxoma.
Carnevale JA, Goldberg JL, Kocharian G, Ramos A, Schwarz J
World Neurosurg 2022 Dec;168:244-245. Epub 2022 Oct 4 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2022.09.124. PMID: 36206963
Spinal cord infarction. A case report and narrative review.
Pigna F, Lana S, Bellini C, Bonfanti L, Creta M, Cervellin G
Acta Biomed 2021 Apr 30;92(S1):e2021080. doi: 10.23750/abm.v92iS1.8395. PMID: 33944857Free PMC Article
Segmental overgrowth and aneurysms due to mosaic PDGFRB p.(Tyr562Cys).
Chenbhanich J, Hu Y, Hetts S, Cooke D, Dowd C, Devine P; UCLA Clinical Genomics Center, Russell B, Kang SHL, Chang VY, Abla AA, Cornett P, Yeh I, Lee H, Martinez-Agosto JA, Frieden IJ, Shieh JT
Am J Med Genet A 2021 May;185(5):1430-1436. Epub 2021 Mar 8 doi: 10.1002/ajmg.a.62126. PMID: 33683022
Operative Recognition of Syphilis of the Aorta.
Roberts WC, Kondapalli N
Am J Cardiol 2018 Sep 1;122(5):898-904. Epub 2018 Jun 2 doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2018.05.030. PMID: 30064859
Saccular aortic aneurysms.
Taylor BV, Kalman PG
Ann Vasc Surg 1999 Nov;13(6):555-9. doi: 10.1007/s100169900297. PMID: 10541605

Therapy

Prasugrel Single Antiplatelet Therapy versus Aspirin and Clopidogrel Dual Antiplatelet Therapy for Flow Diverter Treatment for Cerebral Aneurysms: A Retrospective Multicenter Study.
Hohenstatt S, Saatci I, Jesser J, Çekirge HS, Koçer N, Islak C, Lücking H, DuPlessis J, Rautio R, Bendszus M, Vollherbst DF, Möhlenbruch MA
AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2024 May 9;45(5):592-598. doi: 10.3174/ajnr.A8163. PMID: 38453414Free PMC Article
Radiosurgery-Induced Anterior Inferior Cerebellar Artery Pseudoaneurysm Treated with Trapping and Bypass.
Umekawa M, Hasegawa H, Shin M, Kawashima M, Nomura S, Nakatomi H, Saito N
World Neurosurg 2018 Aug;116:209-213. Epub 2018 May 3 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2018.04.161. PMID: 29729463
A comparative CFD analysis of common carotid fusiform aneurysm in canine models and vertebrobasilar fusiform aneurysm in human patients.
Guo S, Jiang P, Liu J, Yang X, Jiang C, Li Y, Wu Z
Int Angiol 2018 Feb;37(1):32-40. Epub 2017 Sep 22 doi: 10.23736/S0392-9590.17.03869-X. PMID: 28945061
Flow diverter devices in ruptured intracranial aneurysms: a single-center experience.
Lozupone E, Piano M, Valvassori L, Quilici L, Pero G, Visconti E, Boccardi E
J Neurosurg 2018 Apr;128(4):1037-1043. Epub 2017 Apr 7 doi: 10.3171/2016.11.JNS161937. PMID: 28387623
The Pipeline embolization device for treatment of intracranial aneurysms.
Eller JL, Dumont TM, Sorkin GC, Mokin M, Levy EI, Snyder KV, Hopkins LN, Siddiqui AH
Expert Rev Med Devices 2014 Mar;11(2):137-50. doi: 10.1586/17434440.2014.877188. PMID: 24506298

Prognosis

Fusiform aneurysms of anterior cerebral artery: center experience and systematic literature review.
Conte M, Cagil E, Lanzino G, Keser Z
Neurosurg Rev 2023 Dec 13;47(1):11. doi: 10.1007/s10143-023-02247-2. PMID: 38087068
Dolichoectasia: a brain arterial disease with an elusive treatment.
Lopez-Navarro ER, Park S, Willey JZ, Gutierrez J
Neurol Sci 2022 Aug;43(8):4901-4908. Epub 2022 Apr 20 doi: 10.1007/s10072-022-06078-9. PMID: 35441277
Treatment of posterior circulation fusiform aneurysms.
Church EW, Bigder MG, Sussman ES, Gummidipundi SE, Han SS, Heit JJ, Do HM, Dodd RL, Marks MP, Steinberg GK
J Neurosurg 2021 Jun 1;134(6):1894-1900. Epub 2020 Jul 24 doi: 10.3171/2020.4.JNS192838. PMID: 32707547
Flow diversion of fusiform intracranial aneurysms.
Griffin A, Lerner E, Zuchowski A, Zomorodi A, Gonzalez LF, Hauck EF
Neurosurg Rev 2021 Jun;44(3):1471-1478. Epub 2020 Jun 20 doi: 10.1007/s10143-020-01332-0. PMID: 32562019
Endovascular Treatments in Combination with Extracranial-Intracranial Bypass for Complex Intracranial Aneurysms.
Sato K, Endo H, Fujimura M, Endo T, Matsumoto Y, Shimizu H, Tominaga T
World Neurosurg 2018 May;113:e747-e760. Epub 2018 Mar 3 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2018.02.143. PMID: 29510287

Clinical prediction guides

Dissecting and fusiform aneurysms of the superior cerebellar artery: anatomy, clinical presentation, and treatment outcomes.
Serioli S, Leonel L, Celda MP, Lanzino G, Keser Z
Neurosurg Rev 2024 Aug 31;47(1):516. doi: 10.1007/s10143-024-02734-0. PMID: 39214870
Dolichoectasia: a brain arterial disease with an elusive treatment.
Lopez-Navarro ER, Park S, Willey JZ, Gutierrez J
Neurol Sci 2022 Aug;43(8):4901-4908. Epub 2022 Apr 20 doi: 10.1007/s10072-022-06078-9. PMID: 35441277
Usefulness of 3D High-resolution Vessel Wall MRI in Diffuse Nonaneurysmal SAH Patients.
Jung HN, Suh SI, Ryoo I, Kim I
Clin Neuroradiol 2021 Dec;31(4):1071-1081. Epub 2021 May 11 doi: 10.1007/s00062-021-01018-0. PMID: 33974086
Comparison of surgical and endovascular treatments for fusiform intracranial aneurysms: systematic review and individual patient data meta-analysis.
Telles JPM, Solla DJF, Yamaki VN, Rabelo NN, da Silva SA, Caldas JGP, Teixeira MJ, Junior JR, Figueiredo EG
Neurosurg Rev 2021 Oct;44(5):2405-2414. Epub 2020 Nov 17 doi: 10.1007/s10143-020-01440-x. PMID: 33205313
Treatment of posterior circulation fusiform aneurysms.
Church EW, Bigder MG, Sussman ES, Gummidipundi SE, Han SS, Heit JJ, Do HM, Dodd RL, Marks MP, Steinberg GK
J Neurosurg 2021 Jun 1;134(6):1894-1900. Epub 2020 Jul 24 doi: 10.3171/2020.4.JNS192838. PMID: 32707547

Recent systematic reviews

Fusiform aneurysms of anterior cerebral artery: center experience and systematic literature review.
Conte M, Cagil E, Lanzino G, Keser Z
Neurosurg Rev 2023 Dec 13;47(1):11. doi: 10.1007/s10143-023-02247-2. PMID: 38087068
Cerebral Myxomatous Aneurysms: Case Series and Systematic Review of Literature with Adequate Follow-Up Periods and Aneurysmal Wall Biopsy Results.
Choi JH, Park W, Park JC, Ahn JS
World Neurosurg 2023 Apr;172:e107-e119. Epub 2022 Dec 23 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2022.12.085. PMID: 36566979
Comparison of surgical and endovascular treatments for fusiform intracranial aneurysms: systematic review and individual patient data meta-analysis.
Telles JPM, Solla DJF, Yamaki VN, Rabelo NN, da Silva SA, Caldas JGP, Teixeira MJ, Junior JR, Figueiredo EG
Neurosurg Rev 2021 Oct;44(5):2405-2414. Epub 2020 Nov 17 doi: 10.1007/s10143-020-01440-x. PMID: 33205313
Endovascular Treatment of Posterior Cerebral Artery Aneurysms With Flow Diversion: Case Series and Systematic Review.
Wallace AN, Grossberg JA, Almandoz JED, Kamran M, Roy AK, Kayan Y, Austin MJ, Howard BM, Moran CJ, Cawley CM, Cross DT, Dion JE, Kansagra AP, Osbun JW
Neurosurgery 2018 Oct 1;83(4):790-799. doi: 10.1093/neuros/nyx561. PMID: 29528441
Subarachnoid hemorrhage in systemic lupus erythematosus: systematic review and report of three cases.
Torné R, Rodríguez-Hernández A, Bernard T, Arikan Abelló F, Vilalta Castan J, Sahuquillo J
Clin Neurol Neurosurg 2015 Jan;128:17-24. Epub 2014 Nov 4 doi: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2014.10.018. PMID: 25462090

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