title: Early endovascular treatment for ruptured basilar bifurcation aneurysm--case report.
abstract: A 69-year-old male presented with sudden onset of headache. Computed tomography of the head demonstrated diffuse subarachnoid hemorrhage. Angiography showed a saccular basilar bifurcation aneurysm. Endovascular coil occlusion of the aneurysm on the same day enabled complete obliteration of the aneurysm. He did not develop vasospasm and returned home 4 months later. Early endovascular occlusion of the aneurysmal sac is an alternative method for the management of ruptured basilar bifurcation aneurysms.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Mito National Hospital.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Uemura
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sonobe
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Akai
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Oyama
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sugita
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hyodo
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Takahashi
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D017542:Aneurysm, Ruptured / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D001488:Basilar Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D006801:Humans; D002532:Intracranial Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D013345:Subarachnoid Hemorrhage / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed