Basilar artery to bilateral posterior cerebral artery 'Y stenting' for endovascular reconstruction of wide-necked basilar apex aneurysms: Report of three cases

Neurological Research

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 276-281

  Perez Arjona, Eimir ^a   Fessler, Richard D ^a  

^a Harper Professional Building ^*

Author keywords

Aneurysm; Basilar artery; Coiling; Endovascular; Stent

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; CLOPIDOGREL; HEPARIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANEURYSM; ARTERY RECONSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; BASILAR ARTERY; BLOOD CLOTTING TIME; BRAIN ANGIOGRAPHY; CASE REPORT; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; POSTERIOR CEREBRAL ARTERY; SAFETY; STENT;

ADULT; AGED; ASPIRIN; CEREBRAL ANGIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL ANEURYSM; PLATELET AGGREGATION INHIBITORS; POSTERIOR CEREBRAL ARTERY; STENTS; TICLOPIDINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 2442604700     PISSN: 01616412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/016164104225013969     Document Type: Article

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