Subarachnoid hemorrhage possibly caused by a saccular carotid artery aneurysm within the cavernous sinus

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  • 1 Department of Neurosurgery, Kitano Medical Research Institute and Hospital, Osaka, Japan
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✓ Aneurysms arising from the intracavernous portion of the internal carotid artery very rarely rupture. A patient is presented in whom rupture of an aneurysm wholly within the cavernous sinus caused a subarachnoid hemorrhage. The aneurysm was successfully clipped via a direct surgical approach. The possible mechanism by which subarachnoid hemorrhage occurred is briefly discussed.

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