Intraarterial papaverine as an adjunct to transluminal angioplasty for vasospasm induced by subarachnoid hemorrhage.
Basilar artery vasospasm refractory to medical therapy was confirmed by clinical deterioration and angiography in a 47-year-old man; successful passage of a nondetachable balloon system and angioplasty were facilitated by intraarterial papaverine.
Livingston
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Department of Neurosurgery, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, State University of New York, Buffalo 14209.
Guterman
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Hopkins
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D017542:Aneurysm, Ruptured / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon; D001488:Basilar Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D007269:Injections, Intra-Arterial; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010208:Papaverine / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D015641:Radiography, Interventional; D013345:Subarachnoid Hemorrhage / Q000150:complications*; D014661:Vasoconstriction / Q000187:drug effects*
D010208:Papaverine