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Arteriovenous aneurysm of the occipital artery

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We report an unique case of a giant aneurysm of the occipital artery, with a venous connection to the transverse sinus via an emissary vein. Because of this connection, the term arteriovenous aneurysm is used.

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  1. Department of Radiology, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, 695011, Trivandrum, India

    A. K. Gupta, V. R. K. Rao, K. Ravimandalam, S. Joseph, M. Unni & A. S. Rao

  2. Department of Neurosurgery, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Trivandrum, India

    D. Rout

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Gupta, A.K., Rao, V.R.K., Ravimandalam, K. et al. Arteriovenous aneurysm of the occipital artery. Neuroradiology 35, 386–387 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00588377

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