[A case of giant aneurysm of the posterior cerebral artery, treated with a detachable balloon].
We report a case with a giant PCA aneurysm successfully treated using the detachable balloon technique. The case was a 52 year-old man with episodes of minor stroke probably due to the giant aneurysm. The aneurysm was located in the P2 segment of the right PCA and was broad-based. Clipping of the neck was considered to be impossible and proximal clipping was the alternative treatment. Instead of surgery, proximal occlusion of the PCA was performed with the use of a detachable balloon.
Yamashita
K
K
Department of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine, Kyoto University.
Yonekawa
Y
Y
Taki
W
W
Yoshida
S
S
Iwata
H
H
D002404:Catheterization / Q000379:methods*; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D002536:Cerebral Arteries; D006801:Humans; D002532:Intracranial Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged