PCOM Aneurysm Clipping Video - Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Nirav J. Patel, MD, Department of Neurosurgery at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, performs surgery to decompress a communicating artery aneurysm (PCOM) which was compressing on a patient’s ocular motor nerve. The surgery was performed using micro-dissection techniques, allowing Dr. Patel to reach the aneurysm without cutting the tissue of the brain. The Center for Cerebrovascular Diseases in the Department of Neurosurgery provides diagnosis, treatment, care and outcomes for patients suffering from a wide ran