title: Use of cardiopulmonary bypass, hypothermic perfusion, and circulatory arrest in the surgical management of basilar artery aneurysm.
abstract: Two cases of intracranial aneurysm are discussed in relation to surgical management. The superiority of vena cavae/ascending aorta to femoral vein/femoral artery cannulation is indicated, thus minimizing ventricular fibrillation and myocardial damage.
authors.affiliation: Section of Perfusion Technology, Texas Heart Institute, Houston, Texas.
authors.forename: Kenneth P.
authors.initials: KP
authors.lastname: Malloy
authors.forename: Jane E.
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Hackett
authors.forename: Diane K.
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Clark
authors.forename: Charles C.
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Reed