title: [A case of giant aneurysm of the posterior cerebral artery, treated with a detachable balloon].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine, Kyoto University.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yamashita
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yonekawa
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Taki
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yoshida
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Iwata
mesh_terms: 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