Research Article

Extended Endoscopic Endonasal Approaches for Cerebral Aneurysms: Anatomical, Virtual Reality and Morphometric Study

Table 2

List of the 4 approaches used to reach different intracranial aneurysms, and measurement taken in order to standardize each procedure.

PatientApproachAneurysmCraniectomy (cm2)AOA (°)LSC (mm)

1Transtuberculum-transplanumAcomA7.8532.2287.2
2Transtuberculum-transplanumCarotid-ophthalmic junction7.8637.7575.3
3Superior transclivalBasilar tip3.5231.492.2
4Inferior transclivalVA-PICA junction4.6227.4789.1

AcomA: anterior communicating artery; VA-PICA: vertebral artery-posterior inferior cerebellar artery; AOA: angle of attack; LSC: length of the surgical corridor.