Blood blister-like aneurysms (BBAs) of the internal carotid artery (ICA) are rare and challenging vascular lesions that can lead to serious complications, including subarachnoid hemorrhage.
Figure 5a: Brain angiogram demonstrating an aneurysm at the top of the left carotid artery. Figure 5b: A small catheter is advanced into the aneurysm. Figure 5c: Coils (small metal wires) are placed ...
Carotid artery disease, also called carotid artery stenosis, occurs when the carotid arteries, the main blood vessels that carry oxygenated blood to the brain, become narrowed. The narrowing of the ...
Section V, Part i: Natural history of subarachnoid haemorrhage, intracranial aneurysms and arteriovenous real-formations. J Neurosurg 1966;25:219. Ferguson GG, Drake CG . Carotid-ophthalmic ...
A visit to the doctor for tooth pain uncovered a woman’s “giant” brain aneurysm that required innovative, minimally invasive ...
The posterior communicating artery is a location where aneurysms ... and joins the internal carotid and the posterior ...