• World Neurosurg · May 2020

    Case Reports

    Excellent outcome 15 years after hypothermic cardiac standstill for clipping of a ruptured, previously coiled, giant basilar tip aneurysm. Case report.

    • Nazih Moufarrij.
    • Department of Surgery, The University of Kansas School of Medicine-Wichita, Wichita, Kansas, USA. Electronic address: n_moufarrij@hotmail.com.
    • World Neurosurg. 2020 May 1; 137: 257-260.

    BackgroundGiant, previously coiled basilar tip aneurysms are difficult to cure.Case DescriptionA 38-year-old woman with ruptured, giant, previously coiled basilar tip aneurysm was treated with clipping under hypothermic cardiac standstill and is doing excellently 15 years after surgery. Angiography did not show any recurrence.ConclusionsUntil endovascular treatment is proven on a long-term basis to cure similar aneurysms, surgery should remain an option.Copyright © 2020 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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