Surgical treatment of anterior cranial fossa meningioma associated with unruptured anterior communicating artery aneurysm. Case report and review of literature

Meningiomas associated with intracranial aneurysms are very rare. The co-existence of both lesions is not only a diagnostic challenge but also has difficulties surgical treatment. This article presents a case of experience in successful surgical treatment the 70-year-old woman with coexistent anterior cranial fossa meningioma and unruptured anterior communicating artery aneurysm. Аnalyzed the scientific literature, which describes the features of diagnosis and rational surgical treatment of such a combination. It was decided to conduct a two-step surgery: endovascular treatment of aneurysm with intravascular stent followed by the resection of meningiomas without cancellations of dual antiplatelet therapy.

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