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Galen 정맥의 동정맥류(1부검 증례보고) : Arteriovenous Aneurysm of the Great Vein of Galen (An Autopsy Case Report)
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- Issue Date
- 1981-09
- Publisher
- 서울대학교 의과대학
- Citation
- Seoul J Med, Vol.22 No.3, pp. 430-432
- Abstract
- An autopsy case of Galen vein aneurysm is
reported. This baby was born to a 25 year old primi
parous mother after 38 weeks gestation. The pregnancy
was uneventful throughout. The mother was
working with adhesive of unidentified solvent for 8
hours everyday during her entire gestational period.
The baby was edematous and developed marked
cyanosis and respiratory difficulty immediately after
birth. These symptoms became wOrse and lhe baby
expired 3 hours after birth.
Postmortem examination showed a marked cardiomegaly
, marked venous engorgement of the neck.
There was a large aneurysm of 2. 8cm in diameter
in the great vein of Galen, and this was fed by
pericallosal branch of anterior cerebral artery,central
branches of middle cerebral artery, posterior temporal
branches of the posterior cerebral artery, and left
superior cerebellar artery branch. The entire draining
system including straight sinus, transverse sinuses
and jugular veins were markedly dilated. The brain
showed hydrocephalus with thinning of cerebral
mantle. However , no specific malformation other
than vascular anomalies was noted
- ISSN
- 0582-6802
- Language
- Korean
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