Treatment of a sequential giant fusiform aneurysm of the basilar trunk

Korean Journal of Radiology

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 125-129

  Kang, Hyun Seung ^a   Oh, Chang Wan ^b,c   Moon, Hee Han ^b,c   Hong, Sik Byun ^d   Dae, Hee Han ^b,c  

^a Konkuk University Hospital   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Seoul National University Hospital   (South Korea)

^d Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Basilar artery; Extracranial intracranial bypass; Fusiform aneurysm; Giant aneurysm; Therapeutic embolization

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTERIOR CEREBRAL ARTERY; ARTERY OCCLUSION; ARTICLE; BYPASS SURGERY; CAROTID ARTERY ANEURYSM; CASE REPORT; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

EID: 21244480938     PISSN: 12296929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3348/kjr.2005.6.2.125     Document Type: Article

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