[Microsurgery treatment with aneurysm on the top of basilar artery].
OBJECTIVE
To explore the efficacy and method of microsurgery for aneurysm on the top of basilar artery.


METHODS
The investigators analyzed retrospectively the clinical data of 8 microsurgical patients with aneurysm on the top of basilar artery from May 2007 to September 2010. There were 5 males and 3 females with an average age of 52.6 years old. Six of 8 cases underwent clipping of aneurysm while other 2 patients received superficial temporal artery-radial artery-posterior cerebral artery bypass grafting surgery and clipping of aneurysm.


RESULTS
On the basis of GOS (Glasgow outcome score), the postoperative recovery was excellent in 7 patients. And 1 patient suffered insufficiency of oculomotor nerve similarly as preoperatively.


CONCLUSIONS
The surgical procedures for aneurysm of basilar artery are so complicated as to lead to many complications. A wise choice of operative approaches may yield a better outcome.
Department of Neurosurgery, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Zhi-qiang
ZQ
Li
Xiang-en
XE
Shi
Jun
J
Yang
Shun-chang
SC
Ma
En-hao
EH
Cun
Ji-jun
JJ
Liang
Jian-fa
JF
Qi
Li-guo
LG
Wang
D000328:Adult; D001488:Basilar Artery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D002532:Intracranial Aneurysm / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008866:Microsurgery / Q000379:methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods