Basilar apex artery aneurysm clipping: how I do it.

Paolo Palmisciano, Sudhakar Vadivelu, Norberto Andaluz, Mario Zuccarello

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Article in Acta neurochirurgica, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Paolo PalmiscianoDepartment of Neurosurgery, University of California Davis, Sacramento, CA, USA.

Sudhakar VadiveluDepartment of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA.

Norberto AndaluzDepartment of Neurosurgery, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, USA.

Mario ZuccarelloDepartment of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA. zuccarm@ucmail.uc.edu.

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Abstract

Approximately 5-8% of intracranial aneurysms arise from the basilar artery apex (BAA). Given the basilar artery role in supplying the brainstem and the posterior cerebral circulation, the rates of morbidity and mortality are especially high in case of rupture. Although endovascular occlusion techniques are overall favored, thus leading to decreasing surgical expertise, complex BAA aneurysm may still require treatment with microsurgical occlusion. We describe our institutional perioperative protocol in the management of BAA aneurysms, focusing on surgical anatomy, approach selection, and intraoperative nuances.

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Basilar ArteryEndovascular ProceduresIntracranial AneurysmMicrosurgeryNeurosurgical ProceduresVascular Surgical ProceduresAneurysm, RupturedHumansSurgical InstrumentsAnatomyBasilar artery aneurysmClippingNeuromonitoringVascular neurosurgeryVasospasm

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PMID41051608

DOI10.1007/s00701-025-06687-1

PMCPMC12500782

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