Predictors of the Resolution of Cavernous Sinus Syndrome Caused by Large/Giant Cavernous Carotid Aneurysms After Parent Artery Occlusion with High-Flow Bypass.
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the clinical results and factors related to the resolution of preoperative cranial neuropathy after internal carotid artery ligation with high-flow bypass in patients with symptomatic large or giant cavernous carotid aneurysms.


METHODS
This study included 18 consecutive patients (15 women) with cranial neuropathy. All patients underwent therapeutic internal carotid artery ligation with high-flow bypass using a radial artery graft. Patient demographics, duration of symptoms, clinical outcomes, complications, and radiographic findings were retrospectively analyzed. The mean follow-up period was 31.0 months (range: 3-74 months).


RESULTS
Patients' mean age was 66.6 years, and the mean aneurysm size was 23.7 mm. Six patients (33%) had partially thrombosed aneurysms. Preoperatively, 16 (89%) and 8 (44%) patients presented with ophthalmoplegia and facial pain, respectively. Bypass patency was confirmed in 15 patients (83%), and obliteration of the aneurysm was confirmed in all patients at the final follow-up. Preoperative ophthalmoplegia resolved in 10 patients (63%), and trigeminal pain resolved in all patients. Postoperative resolution of patients' ophthalmoplegia was significantly associated with age (P = 0.044), symptom duration before treatment (P = 0.042), and the degree of ophthalmoplegia (P = 0.046). The degree of postoperative residual ophthalmoplegia was positively correlated with the duration of ophthalmoplegia from onset to surgery (r = 0.619; P = 0.011). Preoperative trigeminal pain resolved regardless of the preoperative duration of this symptom in all patients.


CONCLUSIONS
Early treatment is recommended when treating large or giant cavernous carotid aneurysms with cranial neuropathy. Complete resolution is possible in younger patients with partial neuropathy.
['Kikkawa|Yuichiro|Y|', 'Kayahara|Tomomichi|T|', 'Teranishi|Akio|A|', 'Shibata|Aoto|A|', 'Suzuki|Kaima|K|', 'Kamide|Tomoya|T|', 'Ikeda|Toshiki|T|', 'Kurita|Hiroki|H|']
D000368:Aged D000369:Aged, 80 and over D002340:Carotid Artery Diseases D002426:Cavernous Sinus D002548:Cerebral Revascularization D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic D005260:Female D006801:Humans D002532:Intracranial Aneurysm D008297:Male D008875:Middle Aged D009886:Ophthalmoplegia D012189:Retrospective Studies D013577:Syndrome D016896:Treatment Outcome D014277:Trigeminal Neuralgia
Cavernous carotid aneurysm High-flow bypass Ophthalmoplegia Trigeminal pain