Management strategies for posterior cerebral artery aneurysms: A proposed new surgical classification

Acta Neurochirurgica

Volumn 139, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 325-331

  Seoane, E R ^a   Tedeschi, H ^a   De Oliveira, E ^a,c   Siqueira, M G ^a   Calderon G A ^a   Rhoton Jr , A L ^b  

^a University of São Paulo Medical School   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c S Paulo Neurological Institute   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Aneurysm; Microsurgical anatomy; Posterior cerebral artery; Surgical approach

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANASTOMOSIS; ANEURYSM CLIP; ANEURYSM SURGERY; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOTTING; BRAIN ARTERY ANEURYSM; BRAIN SURGERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFERIOR COLLICULUS; MALE; OPTIC LOBE; PATIENT CARE; POSTERIOR CEREBRAL ARTERY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030891117     PISSN: 00016268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01808828     Document Type: Article

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