Cavernous carotid aneurysms do not influence the occurrence of upstream ipsilateral aneurysm.
Jefferson Rosi JuniorAlexandra Gomes Dos SantosDavi Jorge Fontoura SollaNícollas Nunes RabeloSaul Almeida da SilvaRicardo Ferrareto IglesioJosé Guillherme Mendes Pereira CaldasManoel Jacobsen TeixeiraEberval Gadelha FigueiredoPublished in: British journal of neurosurgery (2020)
Cavernous carotid aneurysms were present in 12% of our population, mostly in female. They seem to be independent of the modifiable risk factors already associated with intracranial aneurysms. A higher frequency of mirror aneurysms was seen in this location. CCA did not influence the presence of ipsilateral and anterior circulation aneurysms.
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