Balloon Test Occlusion for an Option to Decide Whether Simple ICA Ligation is Better Option than Trapping and High Flow Bypass of The Giant ICA Cavernous Aneurysm

Balloon Test occlusion (BTO) is a preoperative angiographic test used to estimate the risk of stroke after permanent therapeutic occlusion of an internal carotid artery (ICA) involved by aneurysms. Temporary balloon occlusion at the cavernous ICA aneurysm neck was performed in an attempt to assess t...

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Main Authors: Saujanya Rajbhandari, Pravesh Rajbhandari, Pranaya Shrestha, Basant Pant, Anish Neupane
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: NESON 2017-06-01
Series:Nepal Journal of Neuroscience
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Online Access:https://www.nepjol.info/index.php/NJN/article/view/19732