RT Journal
A1 SPRING M, GROSS SW
T1 RUptured aneurysm of the circle of willis associated with polycystic kidneys
JF A.M.A. Archives of Internal Medicine
JO A.M.A. Archives of Internal Medicine
YR 1958
FD November 1
VO 102
IS 5
SP 806
OP 810
DO 10.1001/archinte.1958.00260220122013
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archinte.1958.00260220122013
AB "Berry" aneurysms of the circle of Willis and polycystic disease of the kidneys are presumed to be the result of congenital developmental defects. Both occur relatively infrequently. Their simultaneous occurrence in the same patient is more or less of a medical curiosity. Suter 1 reported 27 congenital aneurysms of the basal cerebral arteries in 5960 consecutive autopsies. In this group of 27, polycystic kidneys were found in 2. Bigelow 2 reviewed the entire problem in an excellent contribution in 1953. He collected 32 proved examples of the combination of intracranial aneurysm and polycystic kidneys from the literature. He added three cases from his own autopsy experience.Report of a Case 
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