title: Peroperative vertebral arterial catheterization for proximal control in aneurysm surgery.
abstract: Peroperative balloon control of the proximal vessel can be used for a difficult basilar trunk aneurysm. A patient in whom this technique was used is presented and the exact radiological method is described.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Newcastle General Hospital, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK.
authors.forename: A R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Aspoas
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gholkar
authors.forename: R P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Sengupta
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017542:Aneurysm, Ruptured / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D002404:Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation*; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003399:Craniotomy; D004564:Electrocoagulation; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D002532:Intracranial Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D013345:Subarachnoid Hemorrhage / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D014715:Vertebrobasilar Insufficiency / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*