Surgical management of middle cerebral artery aneurysms: Surgical anatomy, approaches, and pitfalls

Neurosurgery Quarterly

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 201-210

  Başkaya, Mustafa K ^a   Coscarella, Ernesto ^a   Tummala, Ramachandra P ^a   Jea, Andrew ^a   Heros, Roberto C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Aneurysm; Clipping; Middle cerebral artery; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN ARTERY ANEURYSM; CLINICAL FEATURE; HUMAN; MICROSURGERY; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY OCCLUSION; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGEON; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VASOSPASM;

EID: 33749238360     PISSN: 10506438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.wnq.0000190401.31517.33     Document Type: Article

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