Title Vidinės miego arterijos aneurizmų gydymo rezultatai /
Translation of Title Results of treatment of internal carotid artery aneurysms.
Authors Barkauskas, Egidijus Vytautas ; Pauliukas, Povilas ; Laurikėnas, Kęstutis ; Šustickas, Gytis
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Is Part of Lietuvos chirurgija. 2005, t. 3, Nr. 1, p. 6-14.. ISSN 1392-0995
Abstract [eng] The causes of development of big and giant aneurysms of internal carotid artery are described in this paper. Differently from other papers, the intracranial and extracranial aneurysms are analyzed together in this article. Various diagnostic and treatment procedures, including ligation of internal carotid artery in the neck, are described. The main purpose of this paper is to describe and evaluate the results of operations of giant aneurysms of the internal carotid artery performed at Vilnius Neurovascular Surgery Center as well as to show the effectiveness of these operations and the methods of performing these procedures. Patients and methods Twelve patients were investigated and operated on for internal carotid artery aneurysm during a 35-year period. The age of patients was between 42 and 80 years. Four patients were operated on for big and giant intracranial aneurysms, 7 for extracranial internal carotid artery aneurysms and 1 for external carotid artery aneurysm. As big aneurysms were interpreted intracranial aneurysms with the internal diameter exceeding 3 mm and extracranial aneurysms exceeding in diameter the normal lumen of the internal carotid artery 3–4 times or more. Different methods of surgical treatment are analyzed; special attention is paid to exclusion and resection of the aneurysm as well as to the restoration of blood flow to the brain. Results Twelve patients were operated on in our center for aneurysm of the internal carotid artery. There were no deaths and strokes. Two patients had light hemiparesis after the induced thrombosis of the intracranial aneurysm. Both of them had it prior to the operation; one of them after the attempted unsuccessful balloon occlusion of the aneurysm. Three patients have had severe headache irradiating into the orbit before treatment. After the operation the headache disappeared. All patients were discharged from the hospital.
Type Journal article
Language Lithuanian
Publication date 2005
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