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The microsurgical anatomy of the superior hypophyseal artery.
Neurosurgery 1994 November
Interest in the anatomy of the proximal segment of the intracranial internal carotid artery has been kindled by the recognition that there are multiple potential sites of aneurysm formation in this region. These various aneurysm locations have characteristic hemodynamic and clinical features as well as surgical considerations. Recently recognized as a distinct clinical and anatomical entity are aneurysms that are hemodynamically related to the superior hypophyseal artery. Although aneurysms arising in proximity to the superior hypophyseal artery are not rare, the anatomy of this vessel arising from the medial or posteromedial aspect of the proximal internal carotid artery is poorly understood. We performed a cadaveric microsurgical anatomical study of 20 internal carotid arteries between the ophthalmic and posterior communicating arteries to develop a better understanding of the anatomical relationships of the superior hypophyseal artery. There were an average of 1.8 superior hypophyseal arteries arising from each carotid artery with an average diameter of 0.22 mm. The origin of the superior hypophyseal arteries was within 5 mm of the ophthalmic artery origin in 85% of the specimens. There were two distinct patterns of superior hypophyseal artery anatomy. In 42%, a large, dominant superior hypophyseal artery branched like a candelabra with smaller branches to the pituitary stalk, optic nerve, and chiasm. The average diameter of the larger branches was 0.3 mm. In the absence of a large dominant branch, two or three medial vessels were found. In one specimen, an incidental aneurysm was discovered at the origin of the superior hypophyseal artery on the medial aspect of the internal carotid artery at the origin of a large candelabra-like branch.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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