====== Superior hypophyseal artery aneurysm ======
The [[superior hypophyseal artery]] (SHA) forms the largest branching artery arising from the medial wall of the paraclinoid segment of the [[internal carotid artery]] (ICA; encompassing the entire length of the ICA, distal to the proximal dural ring, and including the clinoidal and supraclinoidal segment of ICA, up to the origin of the [[posterior communicating artery]]). [[Paraclinoid aneurysm]]s, arising from either the clinoidal or supraclinoidal segment of the internal carotid artery, constitute 5–14% of all [[intracranial aneurysm]]s
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