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The authors investigated morphometric features that may be predictive for the necessity of anterior clinoidectomy (ACL) or cervical ICA exposure for PVC.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n METHODS<\/jats:title>\n The authors retrospectively reviewed 65 patients with an ICA-PCoA aneurysm treated with clipping during the previous 3 years. The factors considered for assessing the difficulty of attaining PVC included the following: the maximum diameter of the aneurysm; the distance between the tip of the anterior clinoid process (ACP) and the proximal aneurysmal neck; the presence of calcification at the ophthalmic segment of the ICA; and the angles between the communicating segment of the ICA and the ophthalmic segment of the ICA and a line perpendicular to the cranial base, which reflect the tortuosity of the ICA. These parameters were measured based on preoperative CTA results.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n RESULTS<\/jats:title>\n In a total of 21 patients (32.3%), PVC was difficult to perform with the usual pterional approach. In 6 patients, temporary artery occlusions (TAOs) were difficult to achieve because of severe atherosclerotic wall changes in the ophthalmic segment of the ICA. For 15 patients, the ACPs overhanging the ophthalmic segment of the ICA obstructed the ability to secure a space for TAO. In the 21 patients with PVC difficulty, ACL alone, cervical ICA exposure alone, and both ACL and cervical ICA exposure were conducted in 6, 8, and 7 patients, respectively. Multivariate analysis with binary logistic regression revealed that the maximum diameter of the aneurysm (p = 0.041), the distance between the proximal neck of the aneurysm and the ACP tip (p = 0.002), and calcification of the ICA ophthalmic segment (p = 0.001) were significant predictive factors for difficulties with PVC. 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