title: [Megabasilaris (a description of 15 cases and a review of the literature)].
abstract: The article deals with the clinical analysis of 15 cases in which angiography demonstrated an elongated and dilated basilar artery. The conditional normal width and length of this artery were determined from measurements on the angiograms in the control group. In megabasilaris the length of the artery was increased by 17% on the average and the width by 60-70% on the average. Megabasilaris causes most frequently sings of chronic vertebrobasilar insufficiency. A review of literature on this subject is presented. A conclusion is made that the setting apart of this rare vascular pathological condition as a nosological entity is substantiated.
authors.forename: E I
authors.initials: EI
authors.lastname: Kandel'
authors.forename: L K
authors.initials: LK
authors.lastname: Bragina
authors.forename: V M
authors.initials: VM
authors.lastname: Tiurnikov
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001488:Basilar Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D004108:Dilatation, Pathologic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D011859:Radiography
vernacular_title: Megabaziliaris (opisanie 15 nabliudeniĭ i obzor literatury).