Intracranial-to-intracranial vascular anastomosis created using a microanastomotic device for the treatment of distal middle cerebral artery aneurysms: Technical note

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 97, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 486-491

  Newell, David W ^a   Schuster, James M ^a   Avellino, Anthony M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Fusiform aneurysm; Giant aneurysm; Intracranial anastomosis; Microanastomotic system; Middle cerebral artery aneurysm

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL SHUNT; BRAIN ARTERY ANEURYSM; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEVICE; DISEASE COURSE; END TO END ANASTOMOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036325129     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.2002.97.2.0486     Document Type: Article

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