[Prospects of CyberKnife stereotactic radiation therapy for cerebral vascular malformations and functional diseases].

Minimally invasive stereotactic radiation therapy has become one of the promising options for treating patients with intracranial diseases. Among the currently available instruments, the CyberKnife system (Accuray Inc., Sunnyvale, CA) is a unique apparatus equipped with image-guided target locating system.

[Treatment for the ruptured bilateral vertebral dissecting aneurysms].

We report a case of a bilateral vertebral dissecting aneurysm associated with subarachnoid hemorrhage. Proximal ligation of the vertebral artery on the ruptured side combined with wrapping of the contralateral dissection failed to prevent fatal rebleeding. Since enlargement of the contralateral dissection was observed by postoperative angiography, rupture of the growing contralateral dissecting aneurysm may have caused rebleeding.

[Cranioplasty using the patient's autogenous bone preserved by freezing--an examination of post-operative infection rates].

The current technique for cranioplasty using artificial bone requires further improvement with regard to infection, strength and comfort through good fitting. We have carried out cranioplasty using the patient's autogenous bone flap obtained during first surgery. It was immersed in 200 mg of Amikacin Sulphate, and frozen at -16 degrees C until its use in cranioplasty.