title: A high-position basilar top aneurysm approached via third ventricle: case report.
abstract: The authors report a subfrontal transventricular approach to a high-position basilar top aneurysm considered to be inaccessible by conventional pterional or subtemporal techniques. This special technique may be preferred in the case where a megadolichobasilar artery coexists with such an aneurysm as it has the advantage of protecting the brain from the detrimental effects of strong retraction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Istanbul University, School of Medicine, Turkey.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Canbolat
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Onal
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kiriş
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001488:Basilar Artery / Q000601:surgery*; D002552:Cerebral Ventricles / Q000601:surgery*; D003399:Craniotomy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D002532:Intracranial Aneurysm / Q000601:surgery*