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
01/01/1994Pubmed ID
7986743DOI
10.1159/000120826Scopus ID
2-s2.0-0028038312 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 20 CitationsAbstract
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 RFAuthor
Karl A. Greene MD Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Neurosurgery department at Medical College of WisconsinMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
AdolescentBarbiturates
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