title: Extracranial/intracranial anastomosis in therapeutic balloon occlusion of the internal carotid artery.
abstract: Occlusion of the internal carotid artery with a detachable balloon was attempted or achieved in 19 patients suffering from a carotid aneurysm or dural arteriovenous malformation. An extracranial/intracranial anastomosis was performed prior to the occlusion in 11 patients, 4 of whom developed complications as did one of the 8 patients without an anastomosis. Although the morbidity of the procedure might have been greater without an arterial bypass a comparison of the two groups of patients lends no support for this view.
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, England.
authors.forename: T D
authors.initials: TD
authors.lastname: Hawkins
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical; D000783:Aneurysm / Q000628:therapy*; D002340:Carotid Artery Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D002343:Carotid Artery, Internal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002548:Cerebral Revascularization; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed