Clipping of  Rt. Ophthalmic art. aneurysm-

                                         pterional approach:

Dr. A. Vincent Thamburaj,
Neurosurgeon, Apollo Hospitals, Chennai, India. 
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Following a pterional craniotomy, the sphenoidal ridge and the anterior clinoid are drilled away, extradurally.

Take care of the optic nerve while drilling; for the inexperienced, intradural drilling may be a safer option.

 

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The dura is opened.

Archnoid dissection exposes the internal carotid; the dissection continues to the cavernous sinus. the aneurysm is coming into view.

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The aneurysm is visualized. The the neck of the medially projecting aneurysm is cleared off archnoid; the neck is clipped.

 

 

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