Galen Vein Aneurysm: Problem of Management in an Under-Equipped Neurosurgical Environment about a Case and Review of the Literature
Faye Mohameth
University Cheikh Anta Diop of Dakar, National University Hospital Center of FANN, Dakar, Senegal.
Thioub Mbaye
University Cheikh Anta Diop of Dakar, National University Hospital Center of FANN, Dakar, Senegal.
Mhaks Malangu
University Cheikh Anta Diop of Dakar, National University Hospital Center of FANN, Dakar, Senegal.
Célèbre Mualaba
University Cheikh Anta Diop of Dakar, National University Hospital Center of FANN, Dakar, Senegal.
Mounia Bouih
University Cheikh Anta Diop of Dakar, National University Hospital Center of FANN, Dakar, Senegal.
Lounceny Fatoumata Barry
University Cheikh Anta Diop of Dakar, National University Hospital Center of FANN, Dakar, Senegal.
Ba Momar Code
University Cheikh Anta Diop of Dakar, National University Hospital Center of FANN, Dakar, Senegal.
Badiane Seydou Boubakar
University Cheikh Anta Diop of Dakar, National University Hospital Center of FANN, Dakar, Senegal.
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Abstract
Vein of GALEN aneurysmal malformation (VGAM) is a rare congenital disease caused by arteriovenous shunts between the choroidal arteries and the porencephalic ectatic vein. The diagnosis is often made in utero or during infancy, endovascular treatment remains the most suitable therapeutic means in a well-equipped environment. Here we report here the case of a patient complaining of headache for 1 year, and whose brain CT imaging showed the presence of Galen vein aneurysm with associated non-communicating hydrocephalus. In the absence of the appropriate technical platform, the placement of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt relieved our patient’s symptoms.
Keywords: Aneurysm, vein of galen aneurysm, ventriculoperitoneal shunt.