Duplication of distal part of the basilar artery

Masanori Tsutsumi; Kiyoshi Kazekawa; Akira Tanaka; Yasushi Ueno; Yasuyuki Nomoto

Duplication of distal part of the basilar artery

Radiat Med. 2002 Sep-Oct;20(5):265-7.

Authors

Masanori Tsutsumi¹, Kiyoshi Kazekawa, Akira Tanaka, Yasushi Ueno, Yasuyuki Nomoto

Affiliation

¹ Department of Neurosurgery, Fukuoka University Chikushi Hospital, Chikushino City, Japan.

PMID: 12450107

Abstract

We report a case of duplication or fenestration of the distal part of the basilar artery with Shy-Drager syndrome. Duplication and fenestration of the basilar artery are discussed, and a review of embryologic development is presented.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Angiography, Digital Subtraction
Basilar Artery / abnormalities*
Basilar Artery / diagnostic imaging
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Shy-Drager Syndrome / complications*
Vertebral Artery / diagnostic imaging