Growth, rupture and endovascular treatment of a vertebrobasilar junction aneurysm associated with a basilar fenestration

European Journal of Radiology Extra

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 93-95

  Mordasini, Pasquale ^a   Remonda, Luca ^a   Lukes, Anton ^a   Seiler, Rolf Walter ^a   Schroth, Gerhard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Aneurysm growth; Aneurysm rupture; Basilar artery fenestration; Endovascular treatment; GDC; Vertebrobasilar junction

Indexed keywords

EID: 33747876526     PISSN: 15714675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrex.2006.05.002     Document Type: Article

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