Abstract
OBJECTIVE: We discuss a detailed surgical technique, its indications, and potential pitfalls in its use. METHODS: A surgical procedure combining Kawase's anterior petrosectomy and external carotid artery-to-posterior cerebral artery high-flow bypass was performed for the treatment of a patient with a fusiform basilar trunk aneurysm. RESULTS: Follow-up angiography revealed the successful obliteration of the aneurysm and that the graft was functioning well. Late ischemic complications, however, occurred 5 weeks after surgery. CONCLUSION: Kawase's approach is a versatile option for safe vascular reconstruction of the posterior cerebral artery and exposure of a basilar trunk aneurysm in the upper clival region. Although, theoretically, a high-flow bypass might decrease the risk of hemodynamic ischemia, it does not prevent thromboembolic complications.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 1083-1088 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Neurosurgery |
Volume | 51 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Oct 1 2002 |
Keywords
- Basilar artery
- Basilar trunk
- Cerebral aneurysm
- Cranial base surgery
- Kawase approach
- Skull base surgery
- Surgical technique
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Surgery
- Clinical Neurology