title: Treatment of giant intracranial aneurysm with carotid ligation, saphenous vein bypass graft.
abstract: Giant intracranial aneurysms pose difficult problems for neurosurgeons. This article describes the technique of extracranial-intracranial saphenous vein bypass graft and carotid artery ligation as treatment to remove a giant intracranial aneurysm.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosciences, Charleston Area Medical Center.
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Schmidt
authors.forename: T A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Witsberger
mesh_terms: D002340:Carotid Artery Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D002343:Carotid Artery, Internal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D002548:Cerebral Revascularization; D006801:Humans; D002532:Intracranial Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D012501:Saphenous Vein / Q000637:transplantation*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed