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Case Reports
. 2021 Jan 6;13(1):e12516.
doi: 10.7759/cureus.12516.

Dolichoectasia and Its Diagnostic Criteria: A Case Report and Literature Review

Jacques M Conradie  1 , Embrensia G Bonnet  1
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Case Reports

Dolichoectasia and Its Diagnostic Criteria: A Case Report and Literature Review

Jacques M Conradie et al. Cureus. .

Abstract

Dolichoectasia (DE) is a rare disorder of cerebral vasculature and involves dilation and elongation of the blood vessels. It is mostly reported in the vertebrobasilar circulation, but it can occur in the anterior circulation. This report describes a case involving both anterior and posterior vessel dilation with the suspicion of DE. Here the vessels were enlarged - but not grossly - as in some cases where the diagnosis is obvious. Thus a closer look had to be taken. We refer to multiple studies that attempt to provide some guideline for diagnosis assisting us with our assessment. This illustrates the importance of objective evaluation to prevent missing important pathologies that can change treatment and prognosis if identified.

Keywords: aneurysm; dolichoectasia; vasculopathy.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1. Basilar artery diameter at level of mid pons
Figure 2
Figure 2. Basilar artery deviation from line connecting basilar artery origin and its bifurcation
Figure 3
Figure 3. Basilar artery length (part one)
Figure 4
Figure 4. Basilar artery length (part two)
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Figure 5. Basilar artery length (part three)
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Figure 6. Both vertebral artery diameters
Figure 7
Figure 7. Right supraclinoid internal carotid artery (ICA) diameter
Figure 8
Figure 8. Right middle cerebral artery (MCA) M1 segment diameter
Figure 9
Figure 9. Right vertebral artery deviation
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