SURGICAL CLIPPING OF DIFFICULT INTRACRANIAL ANEURYSMS USING DEEP HYPOTHERMIA AND TOTAL CIRCULATORY ARREST

Intracranial aneurysms often present a challenging problem for the neu rosurgeon. A variety of techniques have been developed to deal with th ese lesions. Several subspecialists are frequently involved in such tr eatment. We present our experience in a community hospital using a pre viously described technique of hypothermic cardiac arrest and barbitur ate cerebral protection.