title: Temporo-polar approach to aneurysms of the basilar artery at and around the distal bifurcation: technical note.
abstract: An approach to aneurysms arising at the bifurcation of the basilar artery and its neighborhood is described. The temporal pole of the nondominant side is retracted posteriorly to provide a wide operative field and a better view of aneurysms.
mesh_terms: D001488:Basilar Artery / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D002532:Intracranial Aneurysm / Q000601:surgery*; D008866:Microsurgery / Q000379:methods