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- Title
The anterior communicating artery variants: a meta-analysis with a proposed classification system.
- Authors
Triantafyllou, George; Tudose, Răzvan Costin; Tsiouris, Christos; Tsakotos, George; Loukas, Marios; Tubbs, R. Shane; Kalamatianos, Theodosis; Chrissicopoulos, Christos; Al-Nasraoui, Katerina; Koutserimpas, Christos; Rusu, Mugurel Constantin; Natsis, Konstantinos; Kotrotsios, Anastasios; Piagkou, Maria
- Abstract
Morphological and morphometric variants of the anterior communicating artery (AComA) have been described by multiple studies; however, a complete classification system of all possible morphological variants with their prevalence is lacking. The current systematic review with meta-analysis combines data from different databases, concerning the AComA morphological and morphometric variants (length and diameter). Emphasis was given to the related clinical implications to highlight the clinical value of their knowledge. The typical AComA morphology occurs with a pooled prevalence (PP) of 67.3%, while the PP of atypical AComA is 32.7%. The identified AComA morphological variants (artery's hypoplasia, absence, duplication, triplication, differed shape, fenestration, and the persistence of a median artery of the corpus callosum- MACC) were classified in order of frequency. The commonest presented variants were the AComA hypoplasia (8%) and the anterior cerebral artery (ACA) fusion (5.9%), and the rarest ones were the MACC persistence (2.3%), and the AComA triplication (0.7%). The knowledge of those variants is essential, especially for neurosurgeons operating in the area. Given the high prevalence of AComA aneurysms, an adequate and complete classification of those variants is of utmost importance.
- Subjects
ANTERIOR cerebral artery; CIRCLE of Willis; ARTERIES; CLASSIFICATION
- Publication
Surgical & Radiologic Anatomy, 2024, Vol 46, Issue 5, p697
- ISSN
0930-1038
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00276-024-03336-7