Next Generation Case Report: Supraorbital Craniotomy for Anterior Communicating Artery Aneurysm Clipping in Annotated Virtual Reality Environment.

BACKGROUND AND IMPORTANCE

Recent years have seen significant advancements in virtual reality. Implementation of this technology in combination with traditional learning methods is a powerful tool for medical teaching.

CLINICAL PRESENTATION

This is a 60-yr-old woman who presented with a history of headaches and was found to have an unruptured 4-mm anterior communicating artery aneurysm. After discussion, the patient elected to have the aneurysm treated by surgical clipping. The aneurysm was completely occluded through a supraorbital craniotomy with a single clip. The patient was discharged home in good condition on postoperative day 2. This case was imported into a virtual reality environment with annotated slides and operative video for resident teaching.

CONCLUSION

As virtual reality technology continues to grow, library of interactive case reports could revolutionize neurosurgical education.