Deflation of a Rathke cleft cyst triggered rupture of a superior hypophyseal artery aneurysm: a case report

Ryuheki KitaiDepartment of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Fukui, Fukui, JapanCorrespondence[email protected]

Takahiro YamauchiDepartment of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Fukui, Fukui, Japan

Yoshikazu AraiDepartment of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Fukui, Fukui, Japan

Tetsuya HosodaDepartment of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Fukui, Fukui, Japan

Norichika HashimotoDepartment of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Fukui, Fukui, Japan

Kenzo TsunetoshiDepartment of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Fukui, Fukui, Japan

Yoshifumi HigashinoDepartment of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Fukui, Fukui, Japan

Ken-Ichiro KikutaDepartment of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Fukui, Fukui, Japan

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Abstract

A 57-year-old woman was diagnosed as a Rathke cleft cyst (RCC). Endoscopic transsphenoidal surgery (TSS) was performed uneventfully. She developed subarachnoid haemorrhage on postoperative day 3. The vessels adhered the cyst had been pulled into the pituitary fossa, causing an aneurysm.

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