Treatment of unruptured cerebral aneurysms: Do we have sufficient decision criteria?

Clinical Neuroradiology

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 159-166

  Kis, Bernhard ^a,b,c   Weber, Werner ^a  

^a ALFRIED KRUPP KRANKENHAUS   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Neurointerventional treatment; Subarachnoid hemorrhage; Treatment guidelines; Unruptured intracranial aneurysms

Indexed keywords

ANEURYSM RUPTURE; BLEEDING; BRAIN ARTERY ANEURYSM; CLINICAL TRIAL; DECISION MAKING; DEVICE; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; META ANALYSIS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 34547905017     PISSN: 09397116     EISSN: 16156706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00062-007-7018-0     Document Type: Review

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