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Case Reports
. 1980 Mar;52(3):321-9.
doi: 10.3171/jns.1980.52.3.0321.

Some examples of balloon technology in neurosurgery

S Mullan, E E Duda, N J Patronas
Case Reports

Some examples of balloon technology in neurosurgery

S Mullan et al. J Neurosurg. 1980 Mar.

Abstract

Examples are presented of the use of a compression balloon to treat trigeminal neuralgia, of a dilating balloon to release a web obstruction of the internal carotid artery, of detachable balloons to seal carotid-cavernous and vertebral-venous fistulas, of a temporary occlusive balloon to aid in thrombogenic treatment of a giant aneurysm, and of a temporary occlusive balloon with double or triple-lumen capacity to assist in angiographic diagnosis and to provide reversible carotid occlusion.

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