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Vol. 34. Issue 6.
Pages 326-328 (November - December 2023)
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Vol. 34. Issue 6.
Pages 326-328 (November - December 2023)
Case report
Endoscopic third ventriculostomy limited by artery of Percheron
Ventriculostomía endoscópica limitada por arteria de Percheron
Herbert Daniel Jiménez Zapataa,
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, Adrián Fernández Garcíaa, Mercedes Carlota de Lera Alfonsob, Carlos Alberto Rodríguez Ariasa
a Servicio de Neurocirugía, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valladolid, Avenida Ramón y Cajal, 3, 47003 Valladolid, Spain
b Servicio de Neurología, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valladolid, Avenida Ramón y Cajal, 3, 47003 Valladolid, Spain
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The irrigation of the thalamus depends mainly on the thalamoperforating arteries. There are many anatomical variations in these arteries, the best known being the artery of Percheron. We report a case of a 13-year-old male presented with headache and decline in his mental status. Imaging features showed obstructive hydrocephalus secondary to a mass at the level of the mesencephalon so an endoscopic third ventriculostomy was performed. During the procedure a thalamoperforating artery was encountered at the level of the tuber cinereum limiting the perforation of the third ventricle floor. The present case emphasizes the importance of knowing the anatomy of these arteries and the identification of their main variants during neurosurgical procedures.

Keywords:
Third ventriculostomy
Neuroanatomy
Thalamoperforating arteries
Stroke
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La irrigación talámica depende principalmente de las arterias talamoperforantes. Existen muchas variantes anatómicas en el origen y disposición de estas arterias siendo la más conocida la denominada arteria de Percheron. En este artículo presentamos el caso de un varón de 13 años que acudió a urgencias por cefalea y deterioro del nivel de consciencia. En las pruebas de imagen se evidenció una hidrocefalia obstructiva secundaria a una tumoración mesencefálica, motivo por el cual se decidió realizar una ventriculostomía endoscópica. Durante el procedimiento se evidenció una arteria talamoperforante a nivel del tuber cinereum que limitó la fenestración del suelo del tercer ventrículo. A partir de este caso destacamos la importancia de conocer la anatomía de estas arterias con sus posibles variantes y su identificación durante los procedimientos neuroquirúrgicos.

Palabras clave:
Ventriculostomía
Neuroanatomía
Arterias talamoperforantes
Ictus

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