Abstract:Objective: Use of a catheter exchange technique for wide-necked large basilar tip aneurysms in which placement of a balloon catheter across the aneurysmal neck is diffi cult is described. Case Report: A 71-year-old woman presenting with severe headache and vomiting was diagnosed with a subarachnoid hemorrhage by CT on admission. Preoperative angiography indicated a large saccular aneurysm at the tip of the basilar artery, and coil embolization was performed. As the broad neck of the aneurysm was located betwee… Show more
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