Endovascular treatment of a transverse-sigmoid sinus aneurysm presenting as pulsatile tinnitus: Case report

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 100, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 120-122

  Zenteno, Marco ^a   Murillo Bonilla, Luis ^a   Martínez, Sergio ^a   Arauz, Antonio ^a   Pane, Carlo ^a   Lee, Angel ^a   Del Valle, Ramiro ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Endovascular therapy; Tinnitus; Transverse sigmoid sinus; Venous aneurysm

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; CLOPIDOGREL; HEPARIN;

ADULT; ANEURYSM; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; BRAIN ANGIOGRAPHY; BRAIN ARTERY ANEURYSM; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ENDOVASCULAR THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STENT; TINNITUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0345732100     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.2004.100.1.0120     Document Type: Article

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