ELANA: Excimer laser-assisted nonocclusive anastomosis for extracranial-to-intracranial and intracranial-to-intracranial bypass: A review

Skull Base

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 191-205

  Langer, David J ^a,b   Vajkoczy, Peter ^c  

^a ST LUKE S ROOSEVELT HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

^b ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Excimer laser assisted nonocclusive bypass; Extracranial to intracranial bypass; High flow bypass

Indexed keywords

ARTERY OCCLUSION; BLOOD VESSEL TRANSPLANTATION; BRAIN ARTERY ANEURYSM; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; BRAIN SURGERY; BYPASS SURGERY; CATHETERIZATION; EXCIMER LASER; EXCIMER LASER ASSISTED NONOCCLUSIVE ANASTOMOSIS; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NETHERLANDS; PHOTOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; REVIEW; SAFETY; SURGEON; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 24344459777     PISSN: 15315010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2005-872048     Document Type: Review

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