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Cardiopulmonary bypass, hypothermic circulatory arrest and barbiturate cerebral protection for the treatment of giant vertebrobasilar aneurysms in children. Pediatr Neurosurg 1994;21(2):124-33

Date

01/01/1994

Pubmed ID

7986743

DOI

10.1159/000120826

Scopus ID

2-s2.0-0028038312 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site)   20 Citations

Abstract

Intracranial aneurysms in the pediatric population are rare lesions with a significant proportion occurring as giant aneurysms involving the vertebrobasilar system. The complex anatomy of these lesions frequently creates an extremely difficult management dilemma. We present two patients, a 9-year-old and a 13-year-old, with giant fusiform vertebrobasilar aneurysms, to illustrate the utility of cardiopulmonary bypass, hypothermic circulatory arrest and barbiturate cerebral protection for successful surgical treatment of these complex intracranial vascular lesions in children.

Author List

Greene KA, Marciano FF, Hamilton MG, Herman JM, Rekate HL, Spetzler RF

Author

Karl A. Greene MD Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Neurosurgery department at Medical College of Wisconsin




MESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold

Adolescent
Barbiturates
Basilar Artery
Cardiopulmonary Bypass
Child
Diagnostic Imaging
Evoked Potentials, Somatosensory
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Hypothermia, Induced
Intracranial Aneurysm
Male
Monitoring, Intraoperative
Neurologic Examination
Postoperative Complications
Preanesthetic Medication
Vertebral Artery
Vertebrobasilar Insufficiency