A pterion keyhole approach for the treatment of anterior circulation aneurysms

Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 257-262

  Cheng, W Y ^a   Lee, H T ^a   Sun, M H ^a   Shen, Chiung Chyi ^a  

^a TAICHUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Intracranial aneurysms; Keyhole; Minimally invasive; Pterion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANEURYSM; ANEURYSM CLIP; ANEURYSM RUPTURE; ANTERIOR CEREBRAL ARTERY; ANTERIOR COMMUNICATING ARTERY; ARTICLE; BRAIN INFARCTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANIOTOMY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY; MALE; OPHTHALMIC ARTERY; PEROPERATIVE CARE; POSTERIOR COMMUNICATING ARTERY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; SKIN INCISION; TEMPORAL ARTERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASOSPASM;

ABNORMALITIES; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTERIOR CEREBRAL ARTERY; CICATRIX; CRANIOTOMY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL ANEURYSM; MALE; MICROSURGERY; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33845961364     PISSN: 09467211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-954575     Document Type: Article

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