Traumatic aneurysm of the superficial temporal artery as a complication of pin-type head-holder device. Case report

Surgical Neurology

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 400-403

  Fernández Portales, Ignacio ^a   Cabezudo, Jose M ^a   Lorenzana, Luis ^a   Gómez, Luis ^a   Porras, Luis ^a   Rodríguez, Jose A ^a  

^a HOSPITAL INFANTA CRISTINA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Head holder; Peripheral vascular trauma; Scalp wound; Superficial temporal artery aneurysm; Traumatic aneurysm

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANEURYSM; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL INJURY; BRAIN ANGIOGRAPHY; CASE REPORT; CRANIOTOMY; DEVICE; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROSURGERY; SUPERFICIAL TEMPORAL ARTERY; SURGICAL RISK;

CRANIOTOMY; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL ANEURYSM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TEMPORAL ARTERIES;

EID: 0345425782     PISSN: 00903019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0090-3019(99)00096-8     Document Type: Article

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